by external | Oct 28, 2016
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Some culling of beef cows occurs in most herds every year. The Beef Audits have generally shown that cull cows, bulls, and cull dairy cows make up about 20% of the beef available for consumption...
by external | Sep 16, 2016
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Fall-calving herds will be breeding replacement heifers at the end of the year. Now is the time to make certain that those heifers are ready for the upcoming breeding season. Immunize the...
by external | May 27, 2016
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Corkscrew claw is a defect that causes severe lameness in cattle and is most often observed in cattle over 3 years of age. This is a condition that most commonly occurs on the hind legs. ...
by external | Apr 1, 2016
Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist Cow calf producers with fall-calving cows have options as to the optimum date to wean the calves. Traditionally fall-born calves are weaned at an older age than spring-born calves. Late summer...
by external | Mar 11, 2016
Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist We are now two years into herd expansion and that leads to questions of how much more herd expansion is ahead and, to a lesser degree, questions about how fast remaining herd expansion...