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Beef - Cow/Calf

On this section of our website you will find information about beef cow breeding, calving, feeding management, cattle handling and weaning.

Breeding

  • Beef Bull Fertility
  • Breeding Season Management
  • Breeding Strategies for Your Beef Herd
  • Composite Beef Breeds: What Are They And How Do They Work?
  • Crossbreeding Systems for Beef Production
  • Interpretation of Marbling Scores in Selection of Young Beef Bulls

Calving

  • Calving Systems In Ontario
  • Make or Break: Cow Nutrition Pre and Post Calving
  • Pasture Calving Means Profit

Feeding Management

  • Coping with hay shortages in Beef Cow Wintering Rations
  • Cull Cow Body and Carcass Composition
  • Let Them Eat Straw, Stretching Feed Supplies For Wintering Beef Cows
  • Livestock Access to Watercourses
  • Meeting Water Needs For Winter Grazing
  • Mycotoxin Alert in Low-Cost Straw Diets
  • Planning For the Coming Grazing Season
  • Stockpiling to Lengthen Beef Cow Grazing Season
  • Alternative Forages and Sample Wintering Rations for Beef Cows

Cattle Handling and Management

  • Cattle Identification
  • Change Your Handling and Herding Hang-Ups
  • Cold Stress In Cows
  • Culling Criteria for Your Beef Herd
  • Housing Requirements for Backgrounding Cattle
  • Identifying Replacements at Weaning
  • Marketing: Five for Fall! or Herd Headliners
  • Maximizing Your Calf Crop's Value
  • Top Ten Management Practices for Cow-Calf Production

Weaning

  • Weaning Beef Calves

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E-mail: ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca

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