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  1. What's the P Index? Updated: February 05, 2013
  2. How are beef cattle raised? Updated: January 30, 2013
  3. Sometimes the AI (artificial insemination) gun passes freely through a heifer's cervix; in other cases, it just meets a dead end. So, in this case, should I deposit semen just inside the cervix when the gun cannot pass through freely? Updated: October 03, 2012
  4. What are typical values for the higher heating value of manure scraped from cattle feedyard surfaces? Updated: August 07, 2012
  5. Where can I find information on how to groom my market steer and how to feed him? Updated: August 07, 2012
  6. How do you calibrate a manure spreader? Updated: August 07, 2012
  7. Does age affect quality and yield grades of harvested feedlot steers? Updated: August 07, 2012
  8. How many acres does it take to run a beef cow? Updated: August 07, 2012
  9. What impact does winter or temporary livestock feeding sites have on feed and animal performance? Updated: August 07, 2012
  10. How do I account for fertilizer value when I compare purchased feeds for beef cattle? Updated: July 30, 2012
  11. 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? Updated: July 20, 2012
  12. What kind of records do I need to keep during calving season? Updated: July 18, 2012
  13. What is the influence of water quality and water source on animal performance? Updated: June 29, 2012
  14. I have a question about the amount of corn gluten I'm feeding to my calves. I'm feeding four pounds of one-half dry corn gluten and one-half corn and eight pounds of hay. The calves weigh four hundred pounds. I'm told this is too much gluten, but I'm also Updated: June 29, 2012
  15. Should I consider ammoniating wheat straw? Updated: June 29, 2012
  16. What nitrate levels are safe to feed to beef cattle? Updated: June 29, 2012
  17. Are there any extension publications on blackleg? Updated: June 29, 2012
  18. I was curious about the carrying capacity of 130 acres of winter wheat. It has been relatively cold and the wheat is only three to four inches tall. I would like to have it grazed in 40 days. Updated: June 29, 2012
  19. I am trying to update my system of identification on my cow/calf herd. Can you suggest another system of identification with ear tags? Updated: June 29, 2012
  20. I have navel ill at epidemic proportions in my calves. My local vet took swab samples and had the lab analyze them. Nothing unusual was found. Can a vaccine be given to either the cow or the calf as a preventative? Also, what causes navel ill? Updated: June 20, 2012
  21. When beef carcasses are quality graded, those that show evidence of being a dark cutter will typically have a percent number next to the words "dark cutter." At what percent of dark cutter should a carcass be disqualified in a beef-carcass contest? Updated: June 20, 2012
  22. What is the typical butterfat and protein analysis of milk from a range cow? Has anyone done research on either an "average" beef cow or different breeds as far as butterfat and production in beef females? Updated: June 20, 2012
  23. In Scotland, a method has been developed of supplementing barley with urea. Barley is soaked in urea solution, then dried. The resulting product is similar to other urea preparations (0rskov et al.,1974). What percentage of urea is in the solution? Updated: June 20, 2012
  24. Can a bull breed with its offspring, daughter and granddaughter, without genetic problems? Should I change bulls every generation, or every two to three generations. This will be a small brood cow herd with one-bull operations. Updated: June 20, 2012
  25. I run about 100 brood cows, and the mineral I am using is costing me around $10,000 a year to feed. The mineral is a cooked tub that I feed year-round. My cows breed well, and calves really gain. Can I reasonably mix my own mineral? Updated: June 20, 2012
  26. I continue to have calving problems on my first, second, and third calvers. I use low birth weight calving ease bulls and check pelvic measurements on both bulls and cows. The calves are not heavy (70 to 80 pounds). What should I do now? Updated: June 20, 2012
  27. I have a heifer calf that is very small for her age. She was born to an old cow who didn't produce enough milk to feed her. She was put with a cow that had lost her calf. Will ever catch up weight-wise, or will she always be stunted? Updated: June 20, 2012
  28. I worked in a vet's office, only with domestics, and I now have Brucella abortus. Can a dog get the cattle strain from walking in urine, stool, or afterbirth? Can you get Brucella if you cut and file dogs' nails and inhale the fine dust? Updated: June 20, 2012
  29. I have a four-year-old Hereford cow that had to have a dead calf pulled. She has not yet expelled the afterbirth. The vet said it may take three to four days. Isn't this dangerous for her? She is acting depressed, staying in the same place in the pasture. Updated: June 20, 2012
  30. We raise our own beef and want to raise the healthiest beef possible. I only feed alfalfa or grass hay, no grains. How can you tell what the cholesterol levels in the beef are and what the omega 3 content is? Updated: June 20, 2012

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