BCRC: CALF 911 – How to Evaluate Newborn Calves Using the Calf Vigor Scoring System
It is important for producers to know how to assess calves for subtle signs of distress or…
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BCRC: Calm, Cool, and Collected – Prepare for a Smooth and Healthy Calving Season
Cows will be calving around the clock. Careful planning becomes important not only for the calves,…
BCRC: CALF 911 – How to Manage Colostrum to Allow Newborn Calves to Thrive
Ensuring newborn calves consume colostrum is an important management strategy cow-calf operations can implement to promote…
Planning reduces stress during calving season
Calving season is a hectic time, but there are many things you can do to make…
How to keep newborn calves warm
Keeping newborn calves warm in the spring in a climate like Alberta's is a daunting task…
A successful calving season starts with planning
Ken Miller, with the Olds College Smart Farm, says it doesn't matter whether this is the…
BCRC: 7 Tips to Remember This Calving Season
Calving can be an exciting but challenging time. Luckily, there are some key actions you can…
Your cattle herd’s reproduction success is about more than its pregnancy rate
Dr. Blake Balog of Bow Valley Livestock Health says defining reproduction success in your cattle herd…
BCRC: Dealing with Dehydrated Calves – When and How to Use Electrolytes
Supplementing young calves with electrolytes is sometimes necessary.
BCRC: The Key to Setting up a Healthy Calf for Life? Colostrum
If the calf is at risk of not having adequate colostrum, such as if it had…
BCRC: Calf 911 – New Video Demonstrates Effective Calf Resuscitation Strategies
The Beef Cattle Research Council shows how to resuscitate a newborn calf.
BCRC: Calving Season Timing and Transition – Fast Forward, Rewind, or Press Play
There has been a trend, at least in western Canada, with producers transitioning from late winter/early…
BCRC: Improving your vision for the 2020 production year: New tools for on-farm record keeping in cow-calf operations
The Beef Cattle Research Council gives tips for successful record-keeping for your cow-calf operation.
BCRC: Proper management key to minimize risk of calf scours
Get cow-calf pairs out onto clean ground, such as fresh pasture, and give them as much…
BCRC: Top tips for a smooth calving season
The Beef Cattle Research Council shares some key factors that play a role in whether or…
BCRC: A Prolonged Calving Season can be Costly: New Calculator Available
Each time a cow is not bred during a 21-day heat cycle, it can cost up…
BCRC: How to Increase your Odds of Having Healthy Calves
Dr. Claire Windeyer from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Veterinary Medicine shares a number of…
BCRC: How fresh pens and pastures prevent calf losses
The Sandhills Calving System explained through first hand experiences from ranchers and veterinarians.
How understanding your ultradian rhythms can help you come seeding or calving time
Maximizing yourself at the busiest times of the year, like seeding and calving time is as…