Pregnancy

  • June 27, 2024Birds and Bees and Breeding Beef Cattle: Two New Webpages Cover Breeding Cow and Bull Management

    Managing for an effective and efficient breeding cow...

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  • April 25, 2024The Results Are In on Beef Cattle Research Projects

    Recent beef research results on ergot, antimicrobial resistance, vitamin A supplementation and...

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  • April 9, 2024How to Rebound from High Open Rates🎙️

    High cattle open rates recorded in areas across Western Canada last year mean affected beef producers...

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  • December 8, 2022The Sandhills Strategy -- Moving Pregnant Cows to Fresh Ground and Leaving Pairs Behind Can Limit Calf Sickness 🎙️

    The Sandhills calving system is a practical way...

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  • February 16, 2022Tightening the Calving Season: How to Increase Profitability Through Calving Distribution ▶️

    The benefits of a shortened calving season are...

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  • December 20, 2021Feeding Decisions Are Important Breeding Decisions

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • November 12, 2019Improve your profits by lowering open rates in first calf heifers

    This is a guest post written by Karin Schmid, Beef Production Specialist with...

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  • October 7, 2019Unintended Consequences

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

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  • August 31, 2017Economics of Preg-Checking: a 2017 Update

    The major economic benefit of preg-checking is the cost-saving of wintering open cows. However, it has been...

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  • April 3, 2017Are those girls in good shape? Raise your beef IQ

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

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  • September 20, 2016Managing Pregnant Cows for Improved Cow and Calf Performance: Webinar October 18

    Update: Missed the webinar? Find the recording and check for future...

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  • September 14, 20165 Articles for Cow-Calf Producers Heading into Fall

    With Fall around the corner, it’s a good time to (re)consider a few production...

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  • August 24, 2016The Economics of Pregnancy Testing: Webinar September 15th

    Update: Missed the webinar? Find the recording and check for future webinars on our...

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  • March 23, 2016Try This New Calculator to Determine When it Pays to Preg-Check

    According to the 2015 Western Canadian Cow-Calf Survey, 60% of producers include...

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  • April 16, 2014The High Cost of Shortchanging Cows

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the April 2014 issue of...

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  • October 31, 2013Molecular Factors Influencing Maintenance Energy Requirements in Mature Beef Cows

    Feed costs represent a significant input cost in the cow-calf...

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  • October 3, 2013Does Cow Nutrition During Pregnancy Affect Gene Expression in the Calf?

    Traditional wisdom holds that an animal’s genetics and the environment it...

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  • August 7, 2013Avoid Open and Late Bred Cows: New Video About Trich and Vibrio

    Although we hope that every cows and heifer will come home from pasture bred, we learn...

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  • January 10, 2013Managing Winter Nutrition: New Beef Research School Episode

    A new video is now available on BeefResearchSchool.com Feeding beef cattle over the...

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  • December 17, 2012Feed Testing Explained in Beef Research School Video

    A new video is now available on BeefResearchSchool.com Feed testing is a fundamental tool...

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  • October 17, 2012Have You Had Your Feed Tested?

    Accurate knowledge of feed quality, particularly the operation’s forage base allows one to develop feeding strategies...

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