calving

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The BCRC rounds up the top beef and forage articles from 2023. Keep Reading

Free webinars for beef producers and veterinary teams on long-term drought implications, heifer...

The number of producers providing pain management...

Discover proper calving intervention methods and when to call for assistance with this new...

A new calving decision tree can help assess when to assist and when to call the vet...

The basis for these checklists are the four instalments of the Calf 911 video series...

Focusing on four main aspects of planning can ensure a safe and...

There are hundreds of timely beef and forage articles, interactive production calculators, videos, webinars and other...

The Sandhills calving system is a practical way...

A beef producer from Nova Scotia and another from...

Research suggests good calving records can help when deciding how to market cows when feed is...

Set yourself up for success this calving season with calving tips, resources and videos for Canadian beef...

The benefits of a shortened calving season are...

This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the February 2022 issue of Canadian...

When calves infected with neonatal scours die, it is ultimately because of...

Ensuring newborn calves consume colostrum is one of the most important...

While the goal is to always have vigorous calves that nurse right away, and maternal cows...

While calving is one of the busiest times of the production cycle for...

This year’s Beef Cattle Research Council webinar series will cover a range of topics including...

The following is the final articles in a series of three posts featuring calving...

The following is part two of a series of three posts featuring calving management practices...

The following is part one of a series of three posts on calving that...

A version of this article, written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science...

Just as every farm operates with an independent set of circumstances, and...

The most important day of a calf’s life is the first one. There are some key factors that play a role in...

This past year we published 78 blog posts that offered production tips and decision tools, provided a science-based...

Missed this webinar? Watch the recording here. Lifelong health in a beef animal...

This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the October 2019 issue of Canadian...

Do you raise your own heifers? Or do you prefer to purchase your replacements? Regardless of...

As the calving season ends and producers switch gears toward breeding season, there...

Calving is a natural process, but sometimes disease, weather, and many other factors can cause...

Editors note: This article is the second in a series featuring ideas...

Canadian beef producers appear to be keeping up with the often heard axiom “the only constant in...

Fit cows get pregnant faster. Increasing body condition scores from 2 to 3 can also increase...

This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the January 2017 issue of Canadian...