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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.

Expected progeny difference (EPD) accuracy is improved if DNA is available. These calculations are known as a Genomic-enhanced EPD (GE-EPD). This article will walk you through how to use EPDs to improve your beef herd.

Transitioning newly weaned calves to the feedlot can be highly successful, or it can be a disaster. In order to avoid the disaster, follow these tips for success.

Manure produced from any livestock operation has tremendous fertilizer value. But, if beef cattle manure is land-applied based on meeting the N requirements of the crops, P is generally applied in excess.

Cattle can use many feeds that non-ruminant animals cannot. Thus, beef cattle producers are uniquely positioned to use new and changing feed ingredients.

In times when hay is expensive, alternative feeds may be used to supply energy and protein to the cow herd.

Implants are a technology used to enhance growth and improve the net profitability of beef cattle. This video will review the fundamentals of good implanting technique.

We have all heard the age-old adage: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Though this saying is routinely linked to biosecurity, what does it mean on the beef cattle operation?

Supplying adequate nutrition to the cow is critical during the 60 days prior to calving and immediately after calving.

Overcrowding can have negative effects on animal performance and efficiency. To maximize growth performance, producers should ensure the pen and bunk space are adequate.

Small-scale livestock producers who direct market their animals or their products have more control over variable market prices and can increase their profit potential.

In the 4th year of the calf-fed Holstein trials at Penn State, Holsteins were fed either dry rolled corn or whole shelled corn and growth performance did not differ.

Manure gas deaths keep occurring around the world. What can we do to make manure handling safer?

Understanding the basics of animal behavior can help reduce the stress that can accompany animal handling.

This video explains tagging requirements for livestock and demonstrates how to apply the RFID tag properly.

Every year, hundreds of accidents occur on the farm whether it's caused by livestock, tractors, machinery, or mistakes.

Producer video describing the benefits, challenges, and marketing opportunities of a beef feeding operation.

Producer video describing the benefits, challenges, and marketing opportunities of a cow-calf operation.

Knowing the income and costs of an operation are critical to the financial success of that operation. Use this article as a guide to help determine the financial success of your beef production enterprise.

The best approach to weed control is the integrated approach. Keeping pastures healthy is the first step.

These rations are based on calves receiving an average grass/legume hay that is .28 mcal/lb NEg and 10% crude protein.

Understanding the factors involved in estimating the amount of beef derived from the live animal will assist cattle producers who directly market their beef.

The spread of multiflora rose in Pennsylvania caused it to be designated as a noxious weed. Multiflora rose can be controlled but it takes considerable effort.

Here are some basic guidelines to assess the feed requirements of beef cows during winter.

Cattle managers need to think about heat stress and how to mitigate it. It is better to plan ahead than to react after the heat wave.