Beef cattle

Publication date: May 1, 2022

To access and purchase local meat, consumers have choices. One option is to buy a live animal from a livestock producer and have that animal processed at a custom-exempt, state-inspected or federally inspected facility. Rather than purchase a whole ...

Publication date: April 1, 2022

There are two types of liver flukes found in the United States that affect cattle. One is Fasciola hepatica, otherwise known as the common liver fluke. It is predominately located in Gulf Coast states and the Pacific Northwest and can have ...

Publication date: April 4, 2022

Feeding hay to cattle is expensive. Recent analyses show that hay costs between $0.02 and $0.07 per pound of dry matter; usually more than double the cost for the same amount of nutrients from pasture. Hay is expensive because:It requires a large ...

Publication date: April 8, 2022

Reviewed by Jordan ThomasAssistant Professor, Animal SciencesDavid J. Patterson and William O. HerringDepartment of Animal SciencesAlthough researchers agree that birth weight is the most important measurable trait affecting calving difficulty, there ...

Publication date: April 15, 2022

A constant supply of clean fresh water is essential to an efficient livestock operation. A system providing water that is neither too cold in winter nor too warm in summer will promote increased consumption and result in better animal performance.The ...

Publication date: March 16, 2022

Reviewed by Jordan ThomasDepartment of Animal SciencesWilliam O. HerringDepartment of Animal SciencesCalving difficulty (dystocia) can increase calf losses, cow mortality, and veterinary and labor costs, as well as delay return to estrus and lower ...