1. What is best breeding program to generate weaning weight using the Charolais and Brangus breeds? Published: October 28, 2008
2. I have a 24-hour-old bull calf whose mother died at birth. How much and how often should I feed him? He is drinking well out of a baby bottle. Published: October 28, 2008
3. Last year I went to an auction where 200 bred cows were sold. Most of the 200 cows were not related, and there were at least six bulls running with them. I bought 45 of these bred cows. I kept the heifers born from these cows for replacement stock, and I also kept one bull calf from the group. Best I can figure, the worst case scenario, the bull calf might be a half-brother to a few of the heifers. Is this going to be an inbreeding problem? Published: October 28, 2008
4. I have a water sample and would like to know if I can use this water for my cattle. Published: October 28, 2008
5. When do beef cows ovulate? Published: October 28, 2008
6. Can I use Bovatec on bred cattle? Are there any situations where I would not want to use this product? Published: October 28, 2008
7. I plan to feed my feeder calves ground corn stalks and grass hay. How much wet distillers grain would you suggest feeding per head, per day as a replacement for corn? Published: October 28, 2008
8. I'm early weaning calves. Do you have a ration using wet distillers grains and straw? The calves weigh about 300 pounds. Published: October 28, 2008
9. We wean our calves at 6 months, keeping them penned up for a month before we turn them back out in the same pasture with their mothers. Last year, we had a steer that would nurse his dam when she calved the following spring. She was agreeable, even with him running off the current new calf. We ended up selling this steer early to get rid of him. Would there be any advantage to keeping the calves penned up more than two months? Or was this just an individual occurrance of an opportunistic steer? Published: October 28, 2008
10. My husband and I are looking into producing natural beef. Where can I find market statistics on natural beef production and consumption? Published: October 28, 2008
11. Should I cull cows that have had a prolapse while they were calving? Published: October 28, 2008
12. Does ryegrass variety differ in a beef stocker program? Published: October 28, 2008
13. Can you provide some guidelines about custom calving? I plan to calve out another producer's cows. What do I need to consider in terms of feed costs, supplies, labor and other costs? Published: October 27, 2008
14. With pasture hard to come by for the summer, can we feed corn gluten pellets to help out the pasture that we have? Will cattle eat both, and not back off the grass and just put on weight? We would feed them in bunks. The pellets are at a cost of $110 per ton and should go down more as we get into summer. Published: October 27, 2008
15. I have a cow that is down and can’t get up. She recently calved and is constantly losing weight. Do you think she is hypoglycemic? How would I improve her glucose metabolism? Published: October 27, 2008
16. In an expiring CRP setting, if grass is sprayed with glyphosate early fall or after first freeze, would it be safe to hay and feed to feeder cattle or would there be a risk? Published: October 27, 2008
17. I am thinking of planting something other than corn on some irrigated and dryland areas. What types of grasses, hybrids, sudan grasses, and other plants are available that would make decent hay for stock cows? Published: October 27, 2008
18. Are there any extension publications on blackleg? Published: October 27, 2008
19. I have drought-stressed corn that may not even put on an ear. It is about 5-feet tall. What are my options for using it for cattle feed? Can it be grazed? Put up for silage? What about nitrate poisoning in drought-stressed corn plants? Published: October 27, 2008
20. How many days after a hard freeze do I have to wait before I can start to graze alfalfa with my cow herd? Published: October 27, 2008
21. I vaccinated my cows with a MLV (modified live virus) for IBR/BVD. The cows that were pregnant aborted. Why? Published: October 27, 2008
22. Can cow/calf pairs safely graze drought-stunted soybeans that are still green? Published: October 27, 2008
23. We have twin calves, one heifer and one bull. Will either have issues reproducing? Published: October 27, 2008
24. On Saturday I sprayed a field of alfalfa and grass mixed with 2,4-D and glyphosate. I was wondering if I could let pairs graze off the growth as it is dying? Over the weekend we got an inch of rain if that makes any difference. Published: October 27, 2008
25. How do I prevent brucellosis in my herd? Published: October 27, 2008
26. Does cow age influence supplement intake? Published: October 27, 2008
27. Can corn distillers grain, either wet or dry, be incorporated into heifers' and calves' diets? Published: October 27, 2008
28. Could I use two implants during the suckling period? Published: October 27, 2008
29. How do liquid supplements compare with dry protein supplements? Published: October 27, 2008
30. If we got the identification for beef in the United States, do you think it would help the farmers and ranchers in the cattle business? Published: October 27, 2008

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