Unl Beefwatch

The difference between CME feeder cattle prices and local cash prices can be quite wide. Dr. Shroeder discusses how understanding the factors that drive this helps producers use price risk management tools.

Prairie dog activity can have significant impacts to agricultural producer. Understanding their life cycle and options to control them are discussed

Understanding what is occuring when nitrate or prussic acid posioning occurs can help producers reduce risk and know how to best care for cattle.

A recently discoverd recessive genetic defect that impacts the ability of cattle to break down glycogen into usable energy for sustained muscle activity is discussed.

Research by Kansas State University showed significant benefit to growing cattle experiencing heat stress in a feedlot to have access to shade and be limit fed an energy dense diet.

Research conducted in Alabama with Angus-Simmental cross calves examined three different weaning methods and evaluated the impacts throughout the production system.

Supplementing dried distillers grains to yearling cattle on grass can be profitable. Value of gain, cost of gain, level of supplementation, frequency and timing during the grazing season are discussed.

Assessing conditions that can either contribute to or reduce the effects of heat stress on cattle can provide insights for management that can minimize the impacts of heat events.

Six years of research in Kansas has shown significant benefits to native plant community diversity while reducing invasive species.

Common causes of photosensitization and different types are discussed.

This study looked at four methods to determine the least detrimental castration procedure for 700 pound bull calves in the winter in Kansas.

Key characteristics of growth and stages of maturity in native grasses are indicators of when it is safe to begin grazing while also minimizing plant stress.

Seed production by cheatgrass can be significantly reduced when grazing it during rapid growth and while seed is soft.

Iowa State research over five years has shown swath grazing to be significantly less cost and labor than dry lot feeding cows hay in the winter.

Dr. Matt Hille, UNL Veterinary Pathologist, discusses history of the H5N1 virus in dairy cattle, current regulations in place and the safety of milk and meat from infected dairy cattle.

Dr. Rick Funston discusses a protocol using prostaglandin to synchronize estrus and bull breed.

Dr. Rick Funston highlights management practices that can support or increase the risk of early pregnancy loss.

Dr. Lindsay Waechter-Mead discusses how this microscopic protozoan parasite reproduces and infects calves and practices to minimize its impact to calf health.

Dr. Lindsay Waechter-Mead discusses principles to remember when selecting the right needle for a vaccination or other treatment.

Dr. Becky Funk and Karly Anderson from UNL discusses key things to undersand about bovine anatomy and euthanasia methods to safely and swiftly put down cattle in an emergency situation.