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Clostridial Infections in Cattle: What Producers Need to Know Right Now BrandingCattleCow-CalfFeedlotPre-Conditioning

Clostridial Infections in Cattle: What Producers Need to Know Right Now

You may have heard the buzz this spring surrounding the rise in clostridial infections—and for good…

Jennie EilertsApril 2, 2025

Pinkeye – A Sticky Situation for Cattlemen Acidosis and Shipping FeverCattleCow-CalfFeedlotPre-ConditioningUncategorized

Pinkeye – A Sticky Situation for Cattlemen

When it comes to pinkeye, an ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of…

Jennie EilertsDecember 8, 2021

IBR & Vaccines: What, Why and When Acidosis and Shipping FeverCattleCow-CalfFeedlotPre-ConditioningUncategorized

IBR & Vaccines: What, Why and When

IBR Vaccinations: What, Why and WhenFew diseases can cause such a large amount of damage…

Jennie EilertsNovember 29, 2021

What Makes Up a Low-Stress Environment for Cattle? Cattle

What Makes Up a Low-Stress Environment for Cattle?

As a cattleman, you understand that the health of your cattle depends on many factors,…

Jennie EilertsJune 3, 2021

How to Reduce Stress Before, During and After Your Horse’s Performance HorsesPerformance/Competition Horses

How to Reduce Stress Before, During and After Your Horse’s Performance

Like all living beings, horses have the capacity to become stressed. Just as stress can…

Jennie EilertsApril 28, 2021

Why Branding Stress Can Hurt Your Bottom Line Acidosis and Shipping FeverBrandingCattleCow-Calf

Why Branding Stress Can Hurt Your Bottom Line

Calves seem resilient when it comes to things like tagging and branding. They look fine…

Jennie EilertsApril 23, 2021

A Quick Primer on Bloat Acidosis and Shipping FeverBrandingCattleCow-CalfFeedlotPre-Conditioning

A Quick Primer on Bloat

Bloat is a common and expensive problem for both beef producers and dairymen. Identifying the…

Jennie EilertsMarch 25, 2021

The First-Calf Heifer Revisited CattleCow-Calf

The First-Calf Heifer Revisited

A few weeks ago I wrote a quick overview outlining the dietary needs of a…

Jennie EilertsMarch 12, 2021

The Economic Importance of Successful Breed-back Based on 100 head Acidosis and Shipping FeverCow-Calf

The Economic Importance of Successful Breed-back Based on 100 head

The biggest impact on weaning weight is the calving interval. The calving interval is determined…

James DavisonFebruary 26, 2021

Nutritional Considerations for the Late-Pregnancy and Lactating Heifer Acidosis and Shipping FeverCattleCow-Calf

Nutritional Considerations for the Late-Pregnancy and Lactating Heifer

First-calf heifers pose a greater set of challenges than the adult cow. Supporting the health…

Jennie EilertsFebruary 19, 2021

Recognizing Non-Infectious Calf Scours and Scours Symptoms Acidosis and Shipping FeverCattleCow-Calf

Recognizing Non-Infectious Calf Scours and Scours Symptoms

The Causes of Non-infectious Calf Scours While the majority of calf scours is caused by…

Jennie EilertsFebruary 11, 2021

Scours: Identifying the Infectious Causes of Calf Scours Acidosis and Shipping FeverCattleCow-Calf

Scours: Identifying the Infectious Causes of Calf Scours

Spring calving is already starting in some parts of the U.S. and other areas aren't…

Jennie EilertsJanuary 29, 2021

The Importance of Third-Trimester Nutrition in Beef Cattle CattleCow-Calf

The Importance of Third-Trimester Nutrition in Beef Cattle

The third trimester of a cow’s pregnancy places great demands on her body that were…

Jennie EilertsJanuary 15, 2021

Shedding of Disease-causing Pathogens in Cattle Acidosis and Shipping FeverCattleCow-CalfFeedlotPre-Conditioning

Shedding of Disease-causing Pathogens in Cattle

Almost every multi-celled organism on the planet is capable of shedding pathogens of one sort…

Jennie EilertsJanuary 4, 2021

The Impact of Mannheimia haemolytica on the High-Risk Herd Acidosis and Shipping FeverCattleFeedlot

The Impact of Mannheimia haemolytica on the High-Risk Herd

Mannheimia haemolytica is a bacterial contagion that is one of the main organisms responsible for…

Jennie EilertsDecember 9, 2020

Mineral Deficiency in Cattle Cattle

Mineral Deficiency in Cattle

Mineral Deficiency in Cattle If you run a livestock operation, you know the importance of…

Jennie EilertsNovember 20, 2020

9 Unexpected Factors That Could Be Causing Your Horse Stress HorsesPerformance/Competition Horses

9 Unexpected Factors That Could Be Causing Your Horse Stress

9 Unexpected Factors That Could Be Causing Your Horse Stress Have you ever been to…

Jennie EilertsOctober 23, 2020

Six Tips for Successfully Grazing Cornstalks Acidosis and Shipping FeverCattleCow-CalfFeedlot

Six Tips for Successfully Grazing Cornstalks

Finding economical feed sources that provide adequate nutrition is a major concern for producers. Grazing…

Jennie EilertsOctober 16, 2020

The Importance of Vitamin A Supplementation During the Winter Months Uncategorized

The Importance of Vitamin A Supplementation During the Winter Months

As fall begins to give way to winter, pasture grasses go dormant, pulling their nutrients…

Jennie EilertsOctober 9, 2020

Lice Season is Approaching – Are You Ready? CattleCow-CalfFeedlotPre-Conditioning

Lice Season is Approaching – Are You Ready?

When cold weather sets in, many cattle producers can take a sigh of relief as…

Jennie EilertsOctober 1, 2020