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Reproduction could be considered the most important production trait on a cow-calf operation. Economic outputs are sustained when cattle rebreed and calve every year in a timely manner. However, when cattle are unable to rebreed efficiently, profits may d
Heat Stress and Reproduction in Beef Cattle

Heat Stress and Reproduction in Beef Cattle

Reproduction could be considered the most important production trait on a cow-calf operation. Economic outputs are sustained when cattle rebreed and calve every year in a timely manner. However, when cattle are unable to rebreed efficiently, profits may d...

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Crossbreeding is a tool that cattle producers have been using for decades. When used correctly, crossbreeding can improve productivity and efficiency because of heterosis (hybrid vigor). Hybrid vigor is greatest when crossing two completely different bree
Implementing Bos Indicus-Influenced Cattle in Utah for Hybrid Vigor

Implementing Bos Indicus-Influenced Cattle in Utah for Hybrid Vigor

Crossbreeding is a tool that cattle producers have been using for decades. When used correctly, crossbreeding can improve productivity and efficiency because of heterosis (hybrid vigor). Hybrid vigor is greatest when crossing two completely different bree...

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animal health
When bottle-feeding a beef calf, there are some things to consider, such as feeding colostrum, selecting and using milk replacers, and weaning the calf. Many of the resources on bottle-calf management come from the dairy industry; however, beef producers
Raising a Bottle-Fed Calf on a Cow/Calf Operation

Raising a Bottle-Fed Calf on a Cow/Calf Operation

When bottle-feeding a beef calf, there are some things to consider, such as feeding colostrum, selecting and using milk replacers, and weaning the calf. Many of the resources on bottle-calf management come from the dairy industry; however, beef producers ...

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animal health
A valuable tool for beef producers, growth-promoting implants are regularly used to improve the beef industry’s environmental and economic sustainability by increasing the efficiency and growth rate of beef cattle (Duckett et al., 1997; Duckett & Andrae,
The Benefits of Growth-Promoting Implants for Beef Cattle

The Benefits of Growth-Promoting Implants for Beef Cattle

A valuable tool for beef producers, growth-promoting implants are regularly used to improve the beef industry’s environmental and economic sustainability by increasing the efficiency and growth rate of beef cattle (Duckett et al., 1997; Duckett & Andrae, ...