Promoting health and welfare.
by Terry Lidral Your bucking stock program, whether large or small, is a major investment. And it goes without saying that protecting that investment to maintain its growth and success is a top priority. Maintaining the health of the animals in your program should be number one on the priority
Featured image above: Travis Eckroth Calves October 15, 2018 Terry Lidral in collaboration with Elizabeth Backes*, Ph. D., Nutritionist with Purina Mills Your calves are the product of your program. All the planning, the hard work, the monetary cost and the personal investment in getting a calf on the
August 4, 2018 Terry Lidral in collaboration with Heidi Ward*, D. V. M., U. of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Bovine gastrointestinal parasites will always be a pesky problem as long as there are cattle to serve as their hosts. These parasites are more prevalent in moist, cooler weather.
April 7, 2018 Terry Lidral for Bucking Stock Talk in collaboration with Kenneth Olson, PhD, PAS, Extension Beef Specialist, Animal Science Department, South Dakota State University* A bucking bull’s worth is greatly enhanced by his ability to become a successful breeder. There are many factors that affect breeding ability.
January 29, 2018 It’s January, and in the colder weather spots, it’s time to think cattle lice. (We’ll get to you warmer weather folks next issue.) These pests thrive when the temperatures drop and are most prominent in December, January and February. Unchecked, they can lead to, at the least,
Terry Lidral for BST in collaboration with Zoetis PRCA Vet of the Year Dr. John Boyington* Commonly known as “Trich,” Trichomoniasis is a contagious venereal disease of cattle caused by the protozoal organism Trichomoniasis foetus which is the size of a sperm cell. Potentially devastating to a breeding program, It
