Heifer development is one of the most substantial expenses for beef cattle operations. Time quickly gets away when you’re a cow-calf operator, but it’s essential to keep the first calf heifers on ...

Stop picking replacements once at weaning. Evaluate heifer candidates at five critical phases and let selection pressure ...

Bos Taurus cattle tend to reach puberty at about 12 to 14 months of age, while Bos Indicus puberty is usually delayed a bit at 15 to 18 months of age. “That determines when a heifer is ready to breed ...

In south-western Buenos Aires, the Lafontaine family produces Angus cattle with low birth weights but which show ...

MCINTIRE, Iowa -Ben Weis showed the Supreme Champion 4-H Breeding Heifer at the Iowa State Fair in August, but he's not resting on his laurels. Ben Weis of McIntire is a budding beef producer. Weis ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — The cattle barns at the San Angelo Stock Show were overflowing as hundreds of ...

However, improving overall suckler herd efficiency also requires careful management of replacement heifers, as the performance of young females entering the breeding herd has a major influence on long ...

Farmers warned ‘every cow you keep now as a March calver is absolutely crucial, so keep as many of those cows as possible’ ...