Date: Jan 27 2020
At the Table & CAB Connection & Consumer Connection & News Release & ResearchIn an era of skepticism consumers have trust issues, especially with those raising their food. The good news is demand is strong and taste is the main driver. Trust is going to be the key to gaining consumer confidence.
Date: Dec 18 2019
CAB Insider & EPDs & Premium Potential & Research & Sire SelectionMore research shows marbling is not correlated to other traits, supporting its possible to have maternal function and carcass quality in one animal. Late December is showing more typical Choice grading trends.
Date: Dec 16 2019
EPDs & Maternal Function & News Release & Premium Potential & ResearchMaternal function vs. marbling. Is it an either/or? This report by Steve Suther discusses an Iowa State University research paper, and quotes long-time ISU animal scientist Dan Loy.
Date: Dec 13 2019
Fetal Programming & Gestation & Gestational Nutrition & News Release & ResearchYour calf’s most important meal is its first. Colostrum gives calves antibodies until they can build their own immunity. Manage cows to a BCS of 5 for adequate colostrum and easy calving. Maximum absorption occurs within first four hours of calf’s life.
Date: Nov 14 2019
Cattle Feeding & Feeding Quality Forum & Implant & News Release & Research & WeaningWhen it comes to growth implants in cattle, animal scientist Robbi Pritchard only worries about three things: getting enough premium if you’re not use them, using them wrong and using them with too little insight.
Date: Oct 29 2019
Research & Research FeatureWhile the emphasis of this analysis is on maternal reproductive traits and their relationship to carcass merit, an additional unique dataset allowed us to evaluate direct marbling relationships with semen and scrotal traits in yearling bulls.
Date: Oct 23 2019
Feeding Quality Forum & Grid Marketing & News Release & ResearchWith more quality in the cow herd than ever before, producers are talking about premium brands and grades over Choice. New technology is making its way in to packing plants and shows promising signs of accuracy.
Date: Oct 07 2019
Feeding Quality Forum & News Release & Premium Potential & Research & StockmanshipJohn Richeson presented on his research in BRD diagnostics at the 2019 Feeding Quality Forum. Focused on metaphylaxis and new technologies that may aid in faster identification of clinically-infected animals.
Date: Sep 25 2019
Cattle Feeding & News Release & Post Weaning & Research & Stockmanship & SustainabilityHis push to get better and desire to win are as much a part of how he was raised—and people who mentored him along the way—as they are a personal philosophy. Probably why he earned the CAB 2019 Progressive Partner Award.
Date: Sep 23 2019
Breeding & Cattle Feeding & EPDs & News Release & Research & StockmanshipIs docility economically important? We’d say so. Cattle graded Choice or higher was 63.5% for calm temperaments, compared to 55.5% for their excitable pen mates. The calm advantage was $56 per head.
