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
For more information:
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