A small percentage of cows will experience problems when calving and breeders would like to know which cows are at risk. Using the vast dataset of the Dutch cattle breeding company CRV, computer ...

The calving process is natural and a majority of time it happens without much fanfare—which is by design. However, there are situations where cows or heifers need help and intervention is necessary to ...

It is uncanny how certain cattle producers have an accurate internal alarm system that awakes them at the exact hour during the middle of night when they need to assist a heifer or cow with difficult ...

Anything that can be done to make an intensive block-calving period run as smoothly as possible will be advantageous for a busy farm team. It stems from preparing staff, processes and cows ahead of ...

North Dakota State University will host a calving workshop in Minot, North Dakota, at the end of February with the goal of preparing new and experienced cattle producers for the upcoming calving ...

TAPPEN, N.D. - Dean and Twyla Stroh are winning a battle with cold, snow, mud and slop. The Strohs' calving season began on Feb. 8. Since then, they've calved out their embryo-transplant cows, their ...

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Cows that are too thin at calving, will result in a delay in them coming back on heat regardless of how well they are fed after calving as well as having a greater chance of calving weaker calves with ...

Let us begin by looking at calving interval, but rather than focusing on calving interval, a more important question might be, when do you want cows to calve? Consider such things as: - Ideal seasons ...

THERE is no such thing as trouble-free calving but careful preparation should help to reduce calving problems. Calving is the most dangerous time in the life of the calf - if it survives calving and ...

Giving all heifers a pain relief injection after calving will help them through the transition process of joining the milking herd and thereby prevent metabolic issues and lameness. In the absence of ...

Mike Lowry’s first exposure to a cattle breed that’s significantly reduced his calving problems was in the mid-1990s, when his parents started using Murray Grey bulls. “This is by far the best breed ...