Heifers are the future of the cow herd. These young females represent genetic progress, years of investment, and the foundation of the herd’s long-term productivity. But as most ranchers know, despite ...

Separate thin cows from those in adequate body condition to help manage nutrition and allocate feed resources.

First-calf heifers represent the present and the future of dairy farms, but they need to adapt to many physiological and behavioral changes at calving. According to the USDA, first-calf heifers ...

A heifer's ability to become pregnant, calve, and rebreed has long-term consequences for the financial success of any ...

The postpartum period, or time between calving and the first estrus cycle, takes longer in heifers than mature cows. Bassett said full uterine involution is 30 days in heifers and about 20 days in ...

Sometimes a first-calf heifer is confused or indifferent toward her newborn calf. She may just lie there after the calf is born and doesn’t get up to lick the calf, and when she does get up she may ...

However, improving overall suckler herd efficiency also requires careful management of replacement heifers, as the performance of young females entering the breeding herd has a major influence on long ...