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Here you will find common techniques producers use to keep their animals healthy and avoid having to treat them.

Diseases in your farm animals can have serious consequences for you, your neighbors, and beyond. Learn how you can prevent the spread of animal diseases.

Beef cattle kept in pens and dry lots are observed more frequently than pasture cattle. Taking additional time to walk cattle pens will allow you to monitor many aspects that otherwise might be missed until it is too late.

Management strategies to ensure replacement heifers have the best opportunity to succeed in production.

In recent years, the use of beef semen to breed dairy cows has increased at a dramatic rate. This video will explore a research program designed to investigate the outcomes of those crossbred matings, the calves.

Information on ventilation systems available at Penn State.

This article explains how adding a second and third large baffle inlet assembly to a 50-calf room can provide hot weather ventilation.

The PA Beef Producers Working Group (PABPWG) commissioned this survey with two purposes: create baseline data to help the working group characterize the beef industry in Pennsylvania, and identify specific challenges and opportunities for producers.

Ensuring your calves are healthy, by reducing stress, will improve their performance in the feedlot and improve your relationship with your buyers.

There are many possible production scenarios for beef cattle. This video will explain two different types of production, grass-fed versus grain-fed beef.

Penn State Extension Livestock team hires a new Extension Educator in York County. She introduces herself in the article below!

A challenge that beef and dairy producers manage through is mud, which deteriorates soil health in areas of heavy use. A heavy use area pad prevents soil erosion, creating more sustainability.

Beef manure is inherently high in phosphorus. There are a few issues with over-applying phosphorus to land. This article discusses issues and offers solutions to using beef cattle manure as fertilizer.

Preweaned calf nutrition depends heavily on the dam and the pastures. While there are scenarios when supplementing calves prior to weaning will pay cattlemen, a careful calculation of the economics is recommended.

Feeding stored feeds in winter months is a major cost of beef cow-calf and backgrounding operations. Extending the grazing season by grazing corn crop residue may be an economically viable option for beef producers in Pennsylvania.

These videos will discuss the basics of ruminant nutrition relative to how forage quality affects ruminal function and animal performance.

Sacrifice areas are areas where livestock are kept during inclement weather, or to protect pastures from damage.

Pennsylvania agricultural operations that are designated Concentrated Animal Operations or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations are required to implement an approved nutrient management plan.

This article describes best management practices for monitoring and assisting beef cattle during calving season.

Beef cattle is a major industry in Pennsylvania with over 25,000 farms.

Proper bull development is key to a successful beef cattle breeding season. Many factors play a role in bull development, including nutrition and daily gain.

Resources for certified feed management planners who are preparing feed management plans for beef herds. Required Items for a Completed Feed Management Plan

Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) occurs naturally in ruminant milk fat and meat, but diet changes can affect the amounts.

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Preventive Controls for Animal Foods rule is discussed in this video. Learn if your operation is affected and what you need to do to comply.

There are many benefits to hiring a good nutritionist for your beef cattle operation. However, sometimes it can be difficult to know what questions to ask when you are getting started.