Unl Beefwatch

Dr. Derek Scasta with Wyoming Extension discusses plants on rangeland and pastures in the High Plains that can be poisonous to livestock and management practices that can be utilized to help reduce the risk to grazing animals.

Dave Boxler discusses research that has examined feeding garlic to cattle to reduce the incidience of horn flies feeding on them.

A shortage of feed, both hay and pasture, is making the option of using wheat for forage, either through grazing or harvesting as hay or silage, competitive options.

Recent research with producers documented the importance of getting the right moisture content when packing silage to ensure proper fermentation, maintain quality and minimize dry matter loss.

Manure can be an excellent nutrient source for crops and pasture. The process for measuring fertilizer value in manure and matching that to crop nutrient needs is discussed.

Dr. Jared Decker from the University of Misssouri discusses research examining how genetic traits that impact cattle resilience in a specific environment can be impacted by the use of selection decisions and artificial insemination.

Trich is a venereal disease that can result in a high percentage of early stage loss of pregnacy and non-pregnant cows. How the organism is transmitted and management practices to identify and remove it from the cow herd are discussed.

Estrus synchronization can be utilized in both artificial insemination and natural service breeding. Resources to select and implement different protocols are discussed.

Harsh winter weather can impact bull fertility. A breeding soundness exam can help producers know if a bull is still a potential breeder.

Timing of when grazing starts as well as the utilization of mutilple pastures to manage regrowth of annuals can help producers make the most of this grazing resource.

The causes of tetany as well as supplementation strategies that can be utilized to minimize risk are discussed.

There are a number of things that can cause calf diarrhea. Identifying common causes and practices to minimze the risk to calves is discussed.

Burke Teichert, shares key things ranch managers should pay attention to in identifying opportunities to improve long term profitability.

Mark Halstead shares how their diversified crop and cattle operation utilizes LRP as a risk management tool to set a floor price for weaned calves.

This roundtable producer discussion highlights observations from a collaborative study at five producer operations from across Nebraska examining grazing methods of cover crops.

Dr. George Perry from Texas A and M discusses research that demonstrates how the timing of vaccinations and the type of vaccine used impacts heifer and cow fertility.

The multiple causes of Weak Calf Symdrome are discussed as well as approaches to analyze a production system to identify changes that can reduce the incidence of it.

Researchers at Iowa State have demonstrated that swath grazing summer annuals can significantly reduce harvested feed costs for cows in the winter.

What does TDN mean on a feed analysis? What is a good TDN value for forage? How does one use the information in analyzing a cattle diet?

Dr. Lindsay Waechter-Mead discuss the two types of prolapses that commonly occur in cattle around the time of calving.