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Good handling equipment a must on cattle operations

The right cattle handling setup can save labour and make working with livestock safer for both cattle and farmer

By Roy Lewis October 22, 2025

For the safety of cattle producers and everyone else dealing with their livestock, including veterinarians who need animals to be safely contained and restrained for treatment, handling systems need to be functional and well maintained, Roy Lewis writes.

Keeping calves healthy in their early days can be a challenge, but proper calf health management pays big dividends.

Livestock

Improvements suggested for Manitoba beef sector

National cow-calf survey suggests a shorter breeding season, wider vaccination, increased feed testing and more use of implants are the province’s low-hanging fruit for bolstering farm performance

By Miranda Leybourne April 3, 2025

Canada’s national cow-calf survey suggests a shorter breeding season, wider vaccination, increased feed testing and more use ofimplants are the province’s low-hanging fruit for bolstering Manitoba beef farm performance.

A ten minute old purebred calf tries standing for the first time.

Livestock

When calving goes wrong: Tips for cattle producers to manage a difficult labour

Dr. Shania Jack of the Morden Vet Clinic, shares her tips and techniques on how to intervene with difficult calfbirths, and when it’s time to call a veterinarian

By Miranda Leybourne March 19, 2025

From backwards and breech births to hip-locked calves, here are tips for cattle producers to manage hard calf births this calving season.

Livestock

Keep on top of pain this calving season: What the beef producer should know about pain management

Controlling pain during calving can help keep both calf and mother healthy and lead to better outcomes

By Jeff Melchior February 7, 2025

Having painkillers for hard calf births can lead to healthy calves and beef cows this calving season, Manitoba veterinarians say.

Young calves play on a farm in central Manitoba.

Livestock

Cameras make a difference in winter calving

Cameras can take the stress out of calving season, provide peace of mind and make checking cattle easier, especially in the colder months

By Melissa Jeffers-bezan January 27, 2025

Calving cameras can take the stress out of winter calving for seed stock producers on the Prairies dealing with cold weather. They can provide peace of mind and make checking pregnant cows easier.

Barbed wire encloses a pasture on an Alberta ranch. The <em>Canadian Cattlemen</em> recently published a vet column talking about how the development of barbed wire changed livestock management.

Op/Ed

The times —and technology —are a-changin’ for livestock production

The world just keeps evolving, and the cattle industry changes right alongside it

By Lisa Guenther January 22, 2025

Technology that is standard for cattle producers today changed the game when is was first introduced. Chances are, the same will be true when tomorrow’s ranchers look back, decades from now.

Tissue sampling units (TSUs) are usually designed to tag the animal while taking the sample.

Livestock

DNA sampling could be the next calving season norm

By Melissa Jeffers-bezan January 15, 2025

Proponents of DNA testing at calving say that testing young purebred calves arms the producer to make better business decisions, and you can usually get an ear tag on at the same time.

It is crucial to plan ahead to make sure your cattle are ready for breeding season.

Livestock

Beef 911 : Breeding season prep checklist

The time to set your 2025 calving season up for success is right now

By Roy Lewis June 20, 2024

Preparing for breeding season, from cow condition to bull breeding soundness, gives beef producers a headstart on a good 2025 calving season. Here are some expert tips to consider.

News

Moving on from a preg check wreck

The story of a reproductive wreck, and what we’re learning from it

By Larry Wegner April 17, 2024

A “black swan event” is a term well-used in stock market analysis to describe an unpredictable event that is beyond what is normally expected of a situation and has potentially severe consequences. As ag producers, we all will, at some point and time, have a black swan event that puts us to the test and

A bit of preparation can make calving season go a lot more smoothly for animal and producer alike.

Beef cattle, Livestock

Preparation is key to smoother calving season

Checklists, preparing equipment can help producers navigate stressful season

By Alexis Kienlen March 20, 2024

Glacier FarmMedia – Calving can be stressful for both people and animals. Preparation far in advance is one way producers can better ensure success for a safe and productive calving season. “Some of that preparedness starts well before calving season, if you think about herd health programs or nutrition, or making sure cows are in

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Tag Archives calving

Good handling equipment a must on cattle operations

Improvements suggested for Manitoba beef sector

When calving goes wrong: Tips for cattle producers to manage a difficult labour

Keep on top of pain this calving season: What the beef producer should know about pain management

Cameras make a difference in winter calving

The times —and technology —are a-changin’ for livestock production

DNA sampling could be the next calving season norm

Beef 911 : Breeding season prep checklist

Moving on from a preg check wreck

Preparation is key to smoother calving season

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