Cancer Eye – An Ugly Issue

Cancer Eye – An Ugly Issue. By Jaclyn Krymowski. It’s one of the most unglamourous plagues your cattle might suffer – cancer eye, the layman’s term for ocular neoplasia, which is a type of bovine leukosis. While it’s certainly not the only eye-related afflictions impacting...

Treating Calf Diarrhea - Dealing with Dehydration

Treating Calf Diarrhea - Dealing with Dehydration.  By Heather Smith Thomas. Diarrhea is the most common illness in young calves and the number one killer during the first weeks of life. It’s generally not the gut infection that kills a calf, but dehydration. Early treatment and rehydrating the calf...

Pinkeye: A Variable Disease Requires Variable Solutions

Pinkeye: A Variable Disease Requires Variable Solutions. By Jaclyn Krymowski. Pinkeye is an unsightly and damaging disease, one many producers are all too familiar with, formally known as Infectious Bovine Keratoconjunctivitis or IBK. Not only does it cause undue discomfort and, sometimes, even permanent...

DigitalBeef CowCalf Manager

DigitalBeef CowCalf Manager: The Herd Management Tool you can’t live without.   Article provided by DigitalBeef. As a former beef breed association executive, Dr. Joseph Massey realized that cattle associations needed a registration program to address new evolving needs, including tracking Genomic...

Keep Biosecurity Simple and Realistic

Keep Biosecurity Simple and Realistic  By Jaclyn Krymowski.The Oxford dictionary definition of “biosecurity” is procedures intended to protect humans or animals against disease or other biological agents. A broad term, it brings many different ideas to mind for different people. Often it is associated...

Breeding Soundness Examinations for Bulls

Breeding Soundness Examinations for Bulls. By Heather Smith Thomas. Many factors play a role in fertility and breeding ability, so it is important to make sure every bull passes a breeding soundness examination.  The standard evaluation looks at 5 things: physical soundness (feet/legs, eyes, etc.),...

Winter Cow Supplementation: Protein and Energy Explained

 Winter Cow Supplementation: Protein and Energy Explained.  By Caitlin Hebbert, Livestock Consultant and Ryon Walker, PH.D., Livestock Consultant.  Article and photos courtesy of Noble Research Institute.In the article “Nutrient Synchrony: Protein and Energy Working Together,” we discussed...

Pre-Calving Vaccination For Cows

 Pre-Calving Vaccination For Cows. By Heather Smith Thomas. Calves staying healthier during their first weeks of life if they get good-quality colostrum soon after birth, containing antibodies against pathogens they may encounter.  If the dam has high levels of antibodies before calving, she can...