Our fall calving season has just wrapped up with another successful year that has now brought views of lively baby calves dotting our pasture. Since our calving season usually falls within the same ...

In the book “Cowpuppy,” a scientist forges a bond with his new cows as he tries to help a calf nurse for the first time. The following is an excerpt from Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and a ...

K-State veterinarians discuss the importance of a calf nursing in the first 24 hours of its life The old phrase “Milk Does A Body Good” is an advertising slogan from the 1980s but still rings true ...

April brings with it the memories of spring 2022 when storms dumped heavy, wet snow that caused livestock losses in the northern Plains. Meanwhile, below average temperatures, wind and deep snow — in ...

Good nutrition is important to overall health, and it begins at birth, said the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute on a recent Cattle Chat podcast where they discussed the ...

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Carole Soule with Belle, a milking short horn cow. Belle is a twin and because her twin brother was a male, she is sterile (also known as a freemartin heifer.) Belle will never have a calf so she will ...

Managing alpha-gal syndrome can be hard for anyone, but for farmers who are in close contact with mammals — the allergy can be ruinous and, sometimes, life-threatening.