Many farms today use beef or sexed semen to breed for replacement heifers. This is a good option as farmers may be reluctant to buy replacement heifers from outside sources and because replacements ...

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Giving all heifers a pain relief injection after calving will help them through the transition process of joining the milking herd and thereby prevent metabolic issues and lameness. In the absence ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Heifer International expresses deep sorrow at the passing of Pierre Ferrari, who served as the organization's President and Chief Executive Officer ...

It can take three to five years, or five or six calves, to break even on the investment of developing a heifer. Studies have shown that it can take the net profit from five or six calves, to break ...

Law enforcement from the Raymond Police Department, South Bend Police Department, and Pacific County Sheriff’s Office responded to a fight in progress involving a knife at the Hungry Heifer ...

This is the lowest January month on record. This could mean farmers may need to plan carefully exits from the herd and their heifer replacement strategies and is certainly something for the sector to ...

Creating the correct number of replacement heifers that carry the right genetics for the herd takes strategic forethought. Additionally, record prices for replacements make culling decisions for ...