Heifers are the future of the cow herd. These young females represent genetic progress, years of investment, and the foundation of the herd’s long-term productivity. But as most ranchers know, despite ...

The calving process is natural and a majority of time it happens without much fanfare—which is by design. However, there are situations where cows or heifers need help and intervention is necessary to ...

More than 10% of heifers calved in with a high somatic cell count at their first milk recording, according to data from herds using the Mastitis Pattern Analysis Tool. See also: How data analysis ...

It’s the time of year when most people are looking forward to spring. For cattlemen, spring means calving season is approaching. We turn our thoughts to the expectation of seeing the next calf crop ...

Efficient heifer rearing provides a sound platform for the herd's future, while not hitting growth and fertility milestones will result in poorer herd performance Rearing heifers for replacements is ...

For many years, commercial cow/calf producers have used birth weight expected progeny differences (EPD) in sire selection to minimize calving difficulty. However, some producers have expressed concern ...

Healthy heifers offer a sure continuity to a thriving dairy farming business. It is therefore prudent to raise female calves well as you groom them to slowly join the herd. When you cull the older ...

Outwintering heifers to reduce pressure on housing led to a spike in clinical mastitis and herd cell counts peaking near 450,000 cells/ml for a spring block-calving herd in Cumbria. In the 2019 ...