Dr Gwen Rees, junior vice president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA), said a cow giving birth to five calves at ...

Producers are often told that supplementing bred heifers with protein prior to calving increases calf birth weight and leads ...

Farm Show attendees were treated to a surprise Tuesday morning as one of the cows gave birth to twin calves. The process of a ...

It is important for cow-calf producers to understand each phase of the birthing process to know when it is time to intervene.

An Alberta family rang in the new year in style on Jan. 1 when one of their purebred Red Angus cows gave birth to three ...

Larger breeds of cattle, like Friesians, have larger pelvic areas and can produce calves with heavier birth weights than smaller breeds. Dear Daktari, I am Josephat Karanja from Naivasha. My cow ...

Most ranchers want calves to be small at birth (for easier calving), especially for first-calf heifer—to they won’t have to pull calves or have their vet deliver a big calf by C-section surgery. There ...

Cold weather and pregnancy increase cattle energy demands. Proper nutrition and shelter boost cow health and calf performance ...

When calves are the most important commodity for a ranch, focusing on pregnant cows’ nutrition is the first step in ensuring ...

Heifers are the future of the cow herd. These young females represent genetic progress, years of investment, and the foundation of the herd’s long-term productivity. But as most ranchers know, despite ...