Calf

to compare calf circumference as well as weight to jump height. If a person has larger calves then they will likely be capable of reaching a higher vertical height. It can also be shown that since males tend to have larger calves, they can jump higher. A larger calf circumference is more likely to reflect a high vertical jump due to the fact that the fat content of the calves in the experiment was accounted for, therefore a large calf measurement in this experiment means a muscular calf. It is common

bulls that you need to have to produce the right type of semen you want for a good offspring. Do you want a bull that will give you an offspring that has big bones or muscle? Or a bull that will give a big meaty calf that you can

------------------------------------------------- Case Study Memorandum TO: Dr. Kathleen Sheehan, BECO 4310 - 003 FROM: Brian J. Walsh DATE: 3/2/2015 RE: Old Mule Farms The Old Mule Farms is a cow-calf operation that provides calves for feedlots to fatten up before being sent to packing houses and eventually sold as meet for consumers. The current owners have been experiencing a problem with losses in revenue. The expenses that Old Mule Farms incurred are veterinary bills, labor, nutritional

business, unexpected things happen almost every day. A simple delivery assist is one of many events that can happen during the calving season. It is a vital skill that cattlemen must be prepared to use whenever necessary to save the life of a newborn calf and its mother. When you observe a cow in labor distress, obtain the following supplies and bring them to your clean, well-tended barn: obstetrical chains and handles, several dry towels, dry straw, warm, soapy water, and obstetrical gloves and lubricant

only specifies [calf weight] “...close to 50% of [the mother’s] mature weight”, so it can be assumed that the 55.5% (585 pounds) is sufficient, which yields a marginal revenue of $28.08. To a much lesser extent, around 1,200 pounds could also be less burdensome for the farm than 1,300 or 1,400 pounds, but 1,200 is on the brink of barely breaking even at a marginal revenue of $6.48. Once the weight exceeds the 1,200 increment, the marginal revenue dips

designed to get you interested to get you interested in showing cattle. A plain jane from your neighbor’s pasture is not exited as the named calves.” Named calves come from club calf sires and can make bull owners millions of dollars. Last years winner of the Calgary Stampede, was from the bull Eye Candy. A popular club calf bull can easily sell 10,000 to 20,000 straws of semen at $25 to $250 a straw. “Your making bankroll”,

collected from cows that have been inseminated from the same bull at the same time and tested positive for pregnancy. These calves will be castrated with the Short scrotum method with the use of a rubber ring. This method involves restraining the calf, preferably in a squeeze chute, and taking a tool to expand the tight rubber band and placing both testicles through the band. While doing this the band must be firmly against the naval at the base of the scrotum before releasing the rubber band.

producing a viable calf every 365 days. The average calving period for lowland suckler herd is 21 weeks, compared to the 12 week target and reducing the calving period from 21 weeks to 12 weeks can increase revenue from extra weaning weight by more than £2000 for a 50 cow herd. Tighter calving periods will increase profitability. If the weaning date on the farm stays constant then a calf born in the first 3 weeks of calving will on average have a weaning age of 230 days weighing 309kg. A calf born in the

the time of arrival at the feedlot unit. The selected calves did not receive antimicrobials drugs for control of BRD at the barn before or during processing. All calves in this group were processed within 48 hrs after arrival. During processing, each calf was individually weighed and

started having their calves. Every three hours the cows need checked so everyone in my family had their turn. Now that it was my turn, I crawled out of bed and got dressed to go out into the dark of the night to see if we get to bring another baby calf into this world. I have grown up on a farm with 9,000 pigs, 40 cows, 6 hunting dogs, and 150 acres of alfalfa which requires work that is usually never easy. I have been an active part of the routine care of these animals ever since I was four years