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Optimizing genetic potential with creep feed

Jun 08, 2021

Weaning weight is an important indicator of a ranch’s output, as it can serve as a gauge of what that cow herd produced in that particular year and is a major driver of the ranch’s income. Two tangible solutions for ranchers to improve their weaning weights are to select bulls with more weaning performance and to offer creep feed to nursing calves...READ MORE ›

Strategies to capitalize on higher market prices when facing summer heat and lower feed intake

By Henrique Cemin, Ph.D., May 17, 2021

It is well-known that hog prices in the United States have a predictable seasonal pattern, with prices peaking in the…READ MORE ›

Evaluating feed costs during times of high commodity prices

By Jon Pretz, PH.D., May 12, 2021

Increasing ingredient costs have wreaked havoc across the dairy industry, leading to elevated ration costs not seen in…READ MORE ›

Water quality and concerns for beef cattle

By Josh Stroh, M.S., Apr 12, 2021

Water is the most critical nutrient but often overlooked for its importance and contribution to animal nutrition.…READ MORE ›

Minimizing wild yeast in 2021 silages

By Ben Jensen, Mar 30, 2021

Silage is not immune to the many challenges we face on the farm, and the risks begin before it even becomes silage.…READ MORE ›

The cost of delaying first calving

By Angie Golombeski, Ph.D., Mar 23, 2021

Since heifer-rearing costs represent the second-greatest cost to the dairy (behind feed costs for the lactating herd),…READ MORE ›

New challenges and opportunities for pork production in 2021

By Stewart Galloway, Ph.D., Mar 15, 2021

Remember when you could not wait for 2021? Our expectations were that life would return to normal and the disruption of…READ MORE ›

Calf Success: How do our heifers measure up? Comparing University of Minnesota–Waseca heifers to industry benchmarks

By Ellan Dufour, M.S., Feb 16, 2021

As described in Dr. Angie Golombeski’s 2017 e-newsletter on “Dairy heifer growth benchmarks,” heifers represent the…READ MORE ›

5 steps to balancing your horse’s diet

By Dr. Ed Bonnette, Feb 10, 2021

Balance. Seems like a fairly straightforward concept, right? And yet, we always seem to be striving for more of it in…READ MORE ›

Feeding supplemental fat to beef cattle

By Cadra Krueger, Ph.D., Feb 02, 2021

Beef cattle have been supplemented fat for a number of years. The primary reason for this is that supplemental fats are…READ MORE ›