Issues revealed during routine inspections by the B.C. Milk Marketing Board showed overcrowding, lame or soiled cattle, tails accidentally torn off by machinery, branding and dehorning of calves ...

WHAT HAPPENS Branding, dehorning, castrating and vaccination against disease are done on the same day (or days) when cattle are gathered and a work crew assembled. Here is what each involves.

Learn why gut health for baby calves is essential. How prebiotics, probiotics, and stress management support calf growth.

A Queensland cattle company says it is working with the RSPCA on a trial to improve animal welfare in dehorning calves. McDonald Holdings runs about 170,000 head of cattle on 11 stations across ...

Issues revealed during routine inspections by the B.C. Milk Marketing Board showed overcrowding, lame or soiled cattle, tails accidentally torn off by machinery, branding and dehorning of calves ...

A proactive management plan including early preparation and close monitoring is key to a stress-free, healthy weaning time.

Dehorning calves with a paste at birth or before going to grass reduces trauma. Weaning 30 to 45 days is typical, but some choose 60 plus days.

Dad told us at supper that he planned on dehorning cattle the next day, which started the hope that he might forget about it by the next morning. He did not.

Horned cattle are at risk of hurting other stock or humans. Dehorning is the removal of the formed horn; it should never be a routine procedure and should be avoided if possible. Dehorning involves ...

Weaning calves prior to sale adds 1.5 percent to 3 percent to calf value. Conversely, bawling calves usually are discounted at auctions. Roughly 40 percent of Oklahoma producers sell weaned calves.