by: Heather Smith Thomas First appeared on Cattle Today. When treating cattle with antibiotics, dewormers and other drugs, it is important to use proper dosage—which is generally determined by weight of the animal. Thus it is crucial to know the weight, rather than guessing. Underdosing may not give the desired…
From my friend Bob Kinford who writes the Bovine Blog. The problem I was asked to solve is one of the reasons many cattlemen do not want to try holistic, planned grazing. During calving season the cows would leave their calves behind on the daily pasture changes, resulting in a…
This article originally appeared in Modern Farmer. Let’s get this out of the way: Cow tipping, at least as popularly imagined, does not exist. Drunk young men do not, on any regular basis, sneak into cow pastures and put a hard shoulder into a cow taking a standing snooze, thus…
By Clifford Mitchell As appeared on Cattle Today Most operations have some sort of herd health program. Every outfit lays a claim to shot giving, pour-on strategies or a program that takes in the big picture of complete herd health. Unfortunately, some programs rely on tradition rather than consulting the…
By Lisa M. Krieger San Jose Mercury News MARYSVILLE — When the rodeo bull Wolf Deer explodes out of the chute at the Salinas Rodeo this week, his bucking will be as wild as a windy Western sky. But his furious energy is the product of carefully focused breeding, proof…
