The feeder reads an animal’s ID tag to give each animal its allocated ration. Each time the animal steps into the feeder, it is weighed and the daily liveweight gain is recorded in software which the ...

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Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.1 million head on September 1, 2025. The inventory was 1% below ...

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The primary objective of the management practice of creep feeding is to put additional weight on the calves economically before weaning without making the calves fleshy. Fleshy calves are usually ...

With cattle prices at record highs and favorable feed prices, producers are likely considering creep feeding their beef calves to add additional pounds. Creep feeding provides supplemental feed to ...

According to APHIS, New World screwworm (NWS) is a devastating pest. When NWS fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal. NWS ...

There are many reasons among cow-calf operators as to whether they bring out their creep feeders during the grazing season. To some producers, it is a matter of pure economics to put on profitable ...

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Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Olde Dominion Cattle Cooperative will be hosting the 2021 Co-mingle Feeder Calf Sale Aug. 5, 2021, at 6 p.m., at the Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex. Any ...