UNL BeefWatch

Latest Episodes:

Investigating the cause of cattle abortions: When to involve your veterinarian and what happens next Nov 07, 2023

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Dr. Matt Hille discusses different stages of pregnancy loss and the importance of a veterinary client patient relationship in understanding abortion issues.

Cow Herd Report Card I. Measures of Performance Nov 01, 2023

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Calculating pregnancy rates, calving percentage, death loss and weaning percentage as a percent of cows exposed to breeding can give insights into where management changes could improve productivity and profitability.

Protecting Farms and Ranches from Wildfires Oct 23, 2023

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Recognizing potential risks and taking steps to protect building sites, personal property, equipment and hay from fire can help reduce the impact should a fire occur.

Trading Manure and Crop Residue, Considerations for a Fair Trade Oct 19, 2023

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Understanding the impact of crop residue removal to soil health and subsequent crop production along with nutrient value of manure needs to be known to evaluate what is fair in a trade.

Winter Rate of Gain and Implant Strategy of Stockers Influences Hot Carcass Weight Oct 17, 2023

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Research shows that rate of gain during the winter growing phase as well as implant strategy in both the winter and summer impacts carcass weights when cattle are harvested at a common backfat endpoint.

Pricing Corn Destined for Feeding as Silage, Snaplage, Earlage or Grain Oct 16, 2023

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A discussion of the recently developed Excel spreadsheet tool that both crop producers and cattle feeders can utilize to calculate the grain value in a corn crop for different methods of harvest.

Welcome to the Feedlot: Best Management Practices for Managing Newly Received Feeder Cattle? Oct 13, 2023

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Keys to remember in caring for and starting cattle on feed when they are coming in to the feedyard are discussed.

A Producers Perspective on Having both a Spring and Fall Calving Herd in the Sandhills Oct 11, 2023

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Russ Anderson from near Hyannis discusses how he utilizes a fall calving herd with his forage resources and how it complements his spring calving cows.

Best Practices for Vaccinating Cattle, Handling Vaccines, and Caring for Animal Health Equipment Oct 10, 2023

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Key things to enhance the handling and effectiveness of vaccines are discussed.

Fall Cattle Lice Treatments Oct 05, 2023

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Proper timing and the appropriate use of lice control products are discussed.