The consensus? The team agreed that thin cows are more costly due to potential calving difficulties and a longer infertility ...

Body mass index allows people to evaluate their physical health by measuring body fat using a weight-to-height ratio. In a similar fashion, cattle producers employ the body condition scoring system to ...

Many athletes are conscious of their diets ahead of their competitions to make sure they are setting themselves up for success. Similarly, beef producers manage their bulls to make sure they too are ...

OSU and KSU experts explain why restricting nutrients fails to prevent dystocia and how maintaining a BCS 6 ensures calf ...

K-State beef cattle experts discuss why better measurement, sound husbandry and pre-calving management matter for efficiency in cow herds.

Cattle farmers face higher feed costs as muddy conditions boost energy needs while cutting intake during wet spring weather.

Beef cattle production profitability in 2008 can be affected by the body condition of cattle this fall. The reason: A thin cow is less likely to breed back after she calves next spring. But there's ...

In cow-calf systems, many of the factors that determine productivity, fertility and longevity are set long before a replacement heifer ever enters the breeding pasture. The biological foundation of ...

In cattle, this gene and the hormone it produces regulates metabolism, fat deposition, and affects reproduction.

Seasoned cow-calf producers know the long list of everything that has to go right for a cow to become pregnant during breeding season. Nutrition, as measured by cow body condition, needs to be right.

The possibility of a health issue in thin cows is more likely than in fat cows. The experts noted that if producers are ...