Research generally shows that mature bulls can breed many more cows in a 60 to 90 day breeding season than many people suspect. A commonly accepted recommendation is 25 to 30 cows per mature (2 year ...

Frank Fitzpatrick raises Barzona cattle and has about 600 of them on his ranch in California. In high school, he did his senior project on Limousin and Simmental cattle, then started studying Jan ...

The days of guess work in breeding dairy cattle are gone. Today's DNA sequencing means more productive cows and less pollution. Breeding cattle through artificial insemination began in the 1940’s.

When you see Burt DeGroot’s cows for the first time, you might feel like you’re visiting a zoo. You’re not that far off. DeGroot, of Snohomish, owns a rare breed of cattle. Ancient white park cattle ...

Have you wanted to have more calves born earlier in your calving season, but did not want to deal with the increase in labor, cost and facilities to utilize estrus synchronization and artificial ...

K-State beef cattle veterinarians explain the importance of an annual breeding soundess exam for bulls and the exam criteria Whenever there is an important job to do, a little preparation goes a long ...

A friend was bemoaning an unannounced inspection of all his cattle and records by government officials from the Rural Payments and Inspection Division (RPID). Fortunately his herd was still indoors in ...

To make sure bulls are well-vaccinated heading into the breeding season, Larson advises producers to follow similar protocols for females and males of the same age. For example, the heifers and ...

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