Sometimes a first-calf heifer is confused or indifferent toward her newborn calf. She may just lie there after the calf is born and doesn’t get up to lick the calf, and when she does get up she may ...

Panda, standing six feet tall and weighing almost a ton, is everything a show cow should be: broad-backed and round-rumped, with sturdy legs holding up her heft. Her hide — thick and black, with ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. — “What’s rule number one?” veterinarian Charles “Chuck” Estill asks a room full of students attending Oregon State University’s Extension Service calving school. The gathering of farm ...

Conception rates are low at first estrus, so the goal is to have heifers reach puberty at least three weeks before breeding, ...

ALLISON, Iowa — Steve Edeker’s heifer, Blink, defied the herd when she calved late this season. She defied the odds when she had triplets when finally giving birth June 14. The 5-year-old ...

They should have been handing out pink cigars. After Belva the cow gave birth to a yet unnamed heifer at about 2 p.m. Wednesday, she wasn't letting anyone near her girl. She charged the fencing inside ...

Every cow-calf producer adopts a system of heifer selection and development for his herd. There is no one perfect answer for increasing productivity and profitability, but there are some basic ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The birth of two cloned, endangered species to two dairy cows in western Iowa is the latest example of the growing possibilities within the state's developing biotechnology ...