Date: Aug 27 2021
Feeding Quality Forum & Health & News Release & StockmanshipThe hands of a veterinarian hold the life cycle of an animal in their care. The mind, however, directs the hands. Anyone who’s met Dr. Bob Smith knows the way he thinks is something else. It’s come from more than 30 years in the industry caring for its people and cattle. It’s why he earned the 2021 Industry Achievement Award.
Date: Aug 24 2021
Big Thinkers & Feeding Quality Forum & Health & StockmanshipDr. Bob Smith, or “Doc Bob,” is the kind of man that looks to others’ success before his own. One that endeavors to be a life-long learner and shares that knowledge with anyone it’ll help. He’s also our 2021 Industry Achievement Award recipient.
Date: Oct 15 2020
AngusLink & Big Thinkers & Feeder Calf Marketing & Health & Sustainability“Change is inevitable, success is optional,” David Rutan says. That positive philosophy applied to everything from good morning to great cattle only begins to tell why Morgan Ranches earned the 2020 Certified Angus Beef Commercial Commitment to Excellence award.
Date: Sep 18 2020
Calving & Health & Lactation & NCBA Convention & Premium PotentialJust like regular maintenance on your vehicle, prevention is the best way to ward off scours in your cow-calf herd. But sometimes the best treatment plans fail, with lasting effects on calf performance. That’s why ranchers should try to get ahead of the problem.
Date: Aug 31 2020
Health & News Release & StockmanshipHumans developed over millennia to hunt and herd. When it’s time to move animals, instincts send us out with a purpose but sometimes little thought to how our aggressive behavior affects what they do. Stepping into a cattle pen, we naturally act the predator, manipulating where animals go. But good handling practices should turn us into leaders, says Kip Lukasiewicz.
Date: Aug 13 2020
Breeding Health & Gestational Nutrition & Health & News ReleaseMineral nutrition plays an important role in every function of cattle – from health, to reproductive performance, to day-to-day activities. However, mineral deficiencies are hard to detect base on physical traits. Supplementation programs can help ensure your cattle are getting the minerals needed to perform their best.
Date: Jun 19 2020
Angus Convention & Breeding & Health & Research FeatureThe health of an animal is important at every level of production. Researchers have found a way to select cattle for disease-resistant genetics and strong immune systems.
Date: Jun 15 2020
Health & NCBA Convention & Research & Research FeatureAntibiotic resistance in cattle is a growing concern for producers and consumers. The goal for cattlemen and women is to implement strategies at the management level with good animal husbandry practices, routine health exams and vaccination.
Date: Apr 22 2020
Health & NCBA Convention & News Release & SustainabilityAntibiotic resistant bacteria come about in many forms, and employ several tricks to keeping long-standing treatments from working. Anytime a drug is used, it may lead to less effective options the next time around, no matter the class. Part II in a two-part series.
Date: Apr 22 2020
Health & NCBA Convention & News Release & SustainabilityAntibiotic resistance. You’ve heard about it in the mainstream headlines, but this first in a two-part series covers the “why” it matters to animal agriculture and what cattlemen can do about it.
