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May 3, 2023 Innovation & Technology

ABP Research Showcase Highlights | Using energy intake to impact colostrum quality

This is the sixth in a series of articles highlighting a selection of ABP-supported research projects that were featured at our Research Showcase in February 2023. Find the previous articles here. Winter conditions in Canada don’t always make it easy on beef females about to calve. Not only do the cold temperatures increase the metabolic…

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May 25, 2022 Health & Production

Giving cows and calves support after a hard calving

Dystocia, otherwise known as a hard calving, is a stressful and painful event for both the cow and her calf. To decrease the risk of dystocia, producers can maintain the cow’s body condition score between 3 and 3.5 and breed for smaller birth weights to reduce the risk of dystocia. However, there is no way…

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May 20, 2022 Innovation & Technology

Calf 911: BCRC video series provides practical approach to newborn calf management

It is hard to believe it’s that time of year again! Hopefully these few months feel more like “tagging season” than “calving season.” However, if things don’t go quite as planned, the Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) has put together some fantastic resources to help you improve the outcome for any compromised calf that hits…

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June 8, 2021 Business Tools

Linking calf health and carcass quality

Every event in the life of a newborn calf contributes to their value and quality pre and post weaning. Ensuring that health and growth are constant is the challenge and the opportunity in the cow calf herd.  The linkage between a health event and complications later in life are strong, particularly if the young calf has  contracted scours…

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September 29, 2023 Health & Production

What We're Reading | The link between toe tip necrosis in cattle and flooring

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Out and About with Alberta Beef Producers | Fall run begins with optimism

September 27, 2023 Business Tools

The Bovine: The pillars of succession planning with Annessa Good

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Livestock Price Insurance Index

Expiry Fed Feeder Calf
25-Dec-23 - - -
22-Jan-24 234 320 -
19-Feb-24 236 330 -
18-Mar-24 238 330 -
15-Apr-24 246 334 -
13-May-24 246 340 -
10-Jun-24 252 346 -
Last Updated on September 28, 2023