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Any of ya'll experience this? Last year during heat detecting I caught one showing standing heat two different times that had been ultrasounded bred to the AI date. So I did not breed her and sure enough, she calved on the AI date even after showing hard standing heats twice. Now this year, I...

I have been rotational grazing my ryegrass for the past 3 or 4 years and the resting of the fields has definately stretched my grazing season and allowed for better use of my forage. However, my cows never seem to consume very evenly. Most grazing protocols seem to suggest grazing from 2 to 6...

I have noticed that this winter, I have some momma cows that are allowing other cows to nurse them. These cows are bred and will calve later this Spring. I have a couple of questions. 1. Why are they doing this/Why are they letting them do this? 2. What effects will it have on my pregnant...

No matter what type or how much I put out my minerals (bag, tub, salt mixed, salt separate) I just can't seem to ever get the herd to regulate at the level I am told they should. My cows look good, however I don't think 35 head with calves should be going through 100# of loose minerals that are...

My 7 year old herd bull has kept the "runs", "squirts", or whatever you want to call it all summer long. He has looked thin this summer while with the cows, but has otherwise been healthy, including getting them bred. A few weeks back, I pulled him from the cows and began feeding him and he is...

I would like (need) to get a final hay cutting on 15 acres. We cut it about 2 weeks ago and should get some rain this week. I was planning on putting 135 lbs of 34-0-0 which translates into about 45 units of nitrogen. I have been told to put 1 unit of nitrogen per day of growth needed. So I...

I haven't posted often, but I do find a world of information on this board. Thanks! That said, I am switching from a twice a year herd working to a three time a year herd working. I have a 50 cow herd and calve in Feb/March and Sep/Oct. Listed below is what I am planning to administer...

I have been using Cattlemaster 4 + VL5 for several years. I was considering switching to a killed product as they are cheaper and I can get them with some of the additional new vaccines (hardjo bovis, etc). I typically give two injections of CM to my calves and one annual to all breeding...

I have a few calves this year (about 6 out of 30). which have very wasty pendulous navels that appear to be the result of the umbilical cord not drying properly, and the the skin just grows around it causing an unsightly pendulous navel, that is round shapded like a roll of quarters hanging...

I have a day and a half old calf that was up following the cow around within a few hours of being born. Now it is very weak, like it never nursed. One of the cows quarters appeared to be nursed down, but we never saw it actually nurse. So now I am giving it a feeding tube with milk from the...

Anyone familiar with this bull. His photos and daughter photo are impressive. I have typically used black angus to make my Balancer cattle, but that daughter picture at http://www.bullseyegenetics.com is mighty impressive to me. Any opinions, Thanks, Smoky

Can someone tell me the simple math to balance a feed ration to my hay analysis in order to achieve a desired rate of gain. For example, if my hay tests 9% CP and 49% TDN, and I assume that a particular group of cattle (lets say 700# heifers) will consume 1 1/2% of their body weight in hay then...

Hello, First post here. I have a very correct heifer that will be shown. However she is a little small for her age. She comes from a very good cow family so I was thinking that if we "push" her nutritionally, she may catch up growth wise. Any suggestions? I was thinking maybe a higher than...