In a normal year in Oklahoma, sometime during the spring, replacement heifers would be selected from the yearling females coming off wheat pasture.  Individual producers selection criteria and breeding objectives would determine which heifers were to be retained. 

The state on average has 2.3 million head of cattle on feed. All that activity combines to contribute about $12.1 billion annually to the state’s economy.

BVDV is one of the most significant viruses affecting the health and well-being of cattle worldwide, and researchers have been studying it since the 1940s when it was first recognized. This virus does not affect humans but is highly contagious among cattle and can cause severe respiratory and intestinal diseases.

It’s no longer a guessing game; producers can now make pricing decisions based on their own production costs,” Lutes said

Using its AI-enabled predictive health platform to improve the security of the beef and dairy supply chain through early disease prediction, MyAnIML™ released today new geolocation technology to identify and find sick cattle 2-3 days in advance of symptoms to protect the health of the herd

Winter feed expenses have a significant impact on the profitability of cattle producers, according to Rusty Lee, an agronomy specialist at the University of Missouri Extension

A team of researchers at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service is completing a 10-year study on how grazing practices used in these two systems affect cattle foraging behavior, diet quality, and yearly weight gain in semi-arid, extensive rangelands.

As part of activities to build capacity and BSF technology know-how of youth agripreneurs and other stakeholders, the project has started training farmers on the BSF feed production for poultry, fish, and pig to give them the necessary skills to start their own feed production.

The cattle industry has vaccinated against the disease since the 1960s, but “the highly mutable nature of BVDV and the emergence of highly virulent strains of BVDV contribute to limited success of present control programs,” the Academy of Veterinary Consultants has stated.

Electric fences make sense for interior pasture fences, but the perimeter fence should be a stronger