Some calving cows and heifers may just need more time to go through the different stages of labour, rather than have ...

Why mature size, hair shedding and calving ease must anchor your breeding objective if you want profitable, low‑input cows.

As you know, the milk that my four cows produce does not provide my sole income. This means that I can be more flexible than most commercial dairy farmers with my management practices and breeding ...

ST. JOHN’S, Mich. (WLNS)—Dairy farmers across the United States help calves become healthy adults through a method called, “calving process and assistance.” This process consists of several steps when ...

It is always exciting when a little one joins the family. In the beef cattle business, calves are typically born during a planned calving season that occurs in the spring or the fall, said the experts ...

Spring calving time has arrived, and workload has sharply intensified for Flint Hills ranchers with cow-calf operations. A cow’s gestation is the period between conception and birth. During this time, ...

One would think heavy nutrient demands on beef cows in February-March would result in a poor calving season — and if proper ...

The routine “calving check” is one of the most important tasks on the list of beef cattle producers during calving season. Most producers have their own plan for how often they give their calving herd ...

Cattle from all over Pennsylvania are brought to the Harrisburg Farm Show Complex each year. But some arrive in different ways than others. Each year, the Calving Corner at the Farm Show welcomes new ...