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The team’s working hypothesis is that heifers demonstrating moderate forage intake with acceptable growth will ultimately become more forage-efficient cows. Simply put, they define an efficient cow as ...

New research reveals dramatic price differences producers can afford based on ranch costs and management strategies.

The Charolais breed has been again crowned king of ring in the 2025 battle of the breeds, taking up pole position on price per kg in five out of the six animal categories. The overall best price per ...

A top heifer has claimed the champion title at this year’s Bentham Christmas Show and Sale of stirks. The event saw a strong entry of cattle, with judge James Crichton of Egremont, Cumbria, selecting ...

Two lambs and a heifer brought to Athlone regional veterinary office last summer had died from injuries caused by a dosing gun.

Learn how cold weather weakens livestock immunity and discover proven strategies to prevent deadly pneumonia in your herd.

The word wagons in Hebrew is agalot; these are the same letters as eglot, which means heifers (see Rashi and Siftei Chachamim ...

Nevada ranchers face constant challenges, from unpredictable markets and rising costs to drought and emerging animal health ...

Missouri Extension releases updated beef cattle enterprise budgets showing improved cow-calf margins but challenges for other ...

Larson and White suggest these seven steps when finding an aborted fetus: Identify which animal aborted. This includes determining age and status in herd: heifer or mature cow, new addition or ...

The IJ is reprinting some of the late Beth Ashley’s columns. This is from 2006. A woman in line at Longs Drugs confided that ...