Follow BQA Injection Site Guidelines at Spring Roundup

Follow BQA Injection Site Guidelines at Spring Roundup

Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist The months of April and May are traditionally the time when “spring roundups” take place.   This is the time that large and small cow/calf operations schedule the “working” of the calves.  As...
Are Your Bulls Ready for Breeding Season?

Are Your Bulls Ready for Breeding Season?

Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist The fall breeding season starts very soon.  If you have not assessed your bull battery recently, time is slipping away.  Contact your large animal veterinarian to make arrangements to see that...
Follow BQA Guidelines When Treating and Selling Cows

Follow BQA Guidelines When Treating and Selling Cows

Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist  Summer time often brings a few infectious ailments to beef cows.  Common problems include eye infections and foot rot.  Treatment of affected cows will often involve the use of antibiotics. In...
Cattle On Feed Hints at Beef Production in Late 2018

Cattle On Feed Hints at Beef Production in Late 2018

Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist On June 22, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistic Service released their Cattle on Feed report that showed a feedlot inventory of 11.553 million head of cattle in feedlots of...
Weaning Date Comparison for Fall Calving Cows

Weaning Date Comparison for Fall Calving Cows

Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Producers with fall-calving herds have traditionally weaned the calves at 9 to 10 months of age.  When forage growth is limited due to drought, however, questions arise about the feasibility of...