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Weaning Beef Calves? Stop the Bawling!
2014-09-16 23:43:00| Beef
Beef Producer Reduce the stress on beef calves when weaning with these quick tips from Adele Harty, SDSU Extension cow-calf field specialist. read more
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How Much Weaning Age Variation Does Your Farm Have?
2014-08-04 16:46:00| National Hog Farmer
Ron Ketchem and Mark Rix, Swine Management Services LLC, Fremont, NE A data set of the top 10% of 629 farms had an average weaning age of 19.88 days, bottom 30% at 20.74 days with all farms average of 20.46 days with a range of 14.83 to 28.42 days.These farms had a range of 20.11 to 34.01 pigs weaned per mated female. But what about the variation in weaning age. We looked at the data and were surprised to see so much variation in weaning age of pigs. read more
Is There a Sweet Spot for Weaning Age?
2014-07-07 18:36:00| National Hog Farmer
By Ron Ketchem and Mark Rix, Swine Management Services LLC, Fremont, NE If you want to increase the total number of pigs born, just changing weaning age will have little influence. It tells us that there are many other factors that influence total born. read more
Low-Stress Weaning Helps Boost Calf Immunity
2014-06-30 15:15:00| Beef
When you feed your calves and see the results of your management and genetic decisions further down the marketing chain, it changes your perspective. Here's how Mike Healy hit a home-run with his calf crop this past year. read more
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Herd Health Important To Keep Calves Healthy Through Weaning & Beyond
2014-06-02 17:46:00| Beef
Larry Stalcup Protecting your herd couldnt be more important than it is right now. With cattle markets at an all-time high, getting optimum production out of your investment is pivotal. read more
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