Herd Health

Imagine for a moment, you are on a youth beef quiz bowl team with questions focused on testing your knowledge of cattle health.

For years, cattle producers have debated critical questions when it comes to deciding the type and size of cattle they will buy to go to grass or into the feedyard.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Producer Education Cattlemen’s Webinar Series released an installment discussing health issues in mid- to late-fed cattle.

Working with your veterinarian to develop a comprehensive herd health program is an important part of being an intentional beef producer.

The word “closed” is usually a simple, straightforward, black-and-white adjective – but when it refers to a cow-calf herd, there can be a significant amount of gray inferred in the description.

Solving a disease outbreak in a group of calves may require intense investigation. Veterinarians and producers often find themselves looking for clues and asking questions to point them to the culprits.