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Implanting Calves At Weaning Equals Easy Pounds & Easy Money

2014-03-02 06:21:00| Beef

By Wes Ishmael “Implanting nursing calves with a growth stimulant is one of the most economically justifiable practices available in the beef industry,” says Lawton Stewart, University of Georgia Extension beef cattle specialist. Stewart points to research trials where daily gain from birth to weaning increases by 4%-6% in nursing beef calves that receive a single implant. Other research suggests the response can be even higher. Stewart also notes that growth response is about 20% greater in heifers than steers. read more

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Members Ask for Rule on Downer Calves

2014-02-24 04:37:00| National Hog Farmer

A group of 72 members of congress are asking the United States Department of Agriculture to move forward with a rule to ban the slaughter of downer calves for food. read more

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Calves In The House & Kids In The Barn

2014-02-12 17:27:00| Beef

Holly Spangler for Farm Progress It's funny the things that will catch people's attention. Last week, I did an interview with John Cody, a Chicago broadcaster with WBBM radio. Cody's questions mostly addressed the polar vortex: what did we do to prepare for the storms and the cold, what is this business with frozen waterers and pumps and light bulbs, and most interestingly, why would we bring a calf in the house? read more

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BREATHING ISSUES CAN BE A PROBLEM FOR NEWBORN CALVES

2014-02-11 23:31:12| Cattle Today

All baby calves are born with some degree of respiratory acidosis. Respiratory acidosis is the buildup of by-products of carbon dioxide and a deficiency of oxygen.

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