CORVALLIS, Ore. — “What’s rule number one?” veterinarian Charles “Chuck” Estill asks a room full of students attending Oregon State University’s Extension Service calving school. The gathering of farm ...

Cold weather and pregnancy increase cattle energy demands. Proper nutrition and shelter boost cow health and calf performance ...

The first milk from a cow is critical to a calf’s ability to fight disease and infection, and it also reduces calf loss ...

As producers prepare for calving season and evaluate cow herd nutrition, here are some strategies to make sure cows are ...

If your animal has been pregnant; then you are certainly looking forward to that day when it gives birth to young one(s). If it is a cow, you are already salivating for the milk that follows. It is a ...