Calving complications can be detrimental to an operation's success. However, with proper procedures and protocol, the fatality rate due...

There are some key things to note when managing a bred cow herd through calving. Management practices can be measured using the GOLD...

It is important to understand what is in the food you are consuming. There are many misleading articles that lead people to believe that...

Carbohydrates are the main energy source for ruminants. Carbohydrates (CHO) can be classified into simple carbohydrates with 2 or fewer...

I have mentioned briefly in other blog posts about chelated (organic) minerals but would like to explain further the differences and...

Time to switch gears for a few minutes. I have been talking about cattle and ruminant nutrition for the majority of these blog posts....

This is an overview of how protein sources are broken down in ruminants and how the protein building blocks are utilized. This is a very...

I apologize for being absent from the website and facebook over the last few weeks, things have been pretty hectic. We started filling...

Breeding season is over and bulls are pulled; so put the mineral feeders away, right? WAIT! Hear me out. The first trimester is a very...

I have been writing blog posts with lots of scientific information so I wanted to back it up and give a basic overview of ruminant...

Here is an example of a feed analysis performed on lentil bales. Feed analysis sheets are very complicated with a lot of abbreviations....

Dehorning, castration, and other painful procedures are performed on cattle, especially on feedlot induction. There are many methods to...

I had the pleasure of being a part of many webinars and conferences this week put on by JJM Nutrition Consulting, Merch, and Ag-West Bio....

Heifer development programs are very important aspects that affect ones ability to breed and calve. When selecting replacement heifers,...

Morexella Bovis is the most common bacteria that causes pink eye in cattle. The bacteria infects the eyes of cattle with compromised...

With small showers and the heat rising, the crops are happy and really starting to grow! Corn is good at collecting any moisture we get...

Branding season is in full swing! Thank you to everyone for coming out to help out with the small branding we did, only 320ish left to...

With rising temperatures, moisture is declining and dust is rapidly increasing. Dust in a feedlot can be harmful to the cattle. There are...

With over 300 babies on the ground, it makes moving these cattle quite stressful for everyone involved. Moving mass numbers like this to...

Off to the races with calving season, just over 300 calves already on the ground! Basically half way through! With calving season in full...