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Getting Ready For Winter
Cold weather prep falls into 3 categories: cattle, the ranch and YOU. Use these lists to get those jobs done now.
The Poor Man's Guide to Ice Free Livestock Water
The frigid weather always reveals the little projects that we procrastinated on during better weather - like devising a way to keep the...
Frostbite - Check those.. ahem... "private" parts (cows and bulls)
Teats, scrotum and testicles are susceptible to frostbite and be difficult to detect
Winter Calving-What You Need to Know
Calves born to properly fed dams come equipped with two remarkable cold-coping mechanism
Critical Temperatures
Critical temperature for any cow or calf will vary according to hair coat, moisture conditions, age, size of animal, fatness...
Cold Stress
Add wind, rain or both to that already cold temperature… now we have what is referred to as “cold stress”