Raising a bottle calf, on goats’ milk or otherwise ... A male or a female may be raised for beef, but a male will be ready for slaughter faster due to increased growth rates.

The latest Cattle on Feed report showed that Feedlot inventories have been about equal to the previous year for each of the ...

The amendment would require prompt euthanasia of any nonambulatory calf on the grounds of a slaughter plant. It would also incentivize higher on-farm welfare for calves. Common practices for raising ...

Today, I want to write about calf feeding. The primary concern in rearing the newborn calf is to ensure it remains healthy. Feeding management should also be directed at addressing nutrient ...

Defra’s calf slaughter data from January to September ... for example through practices such as feeding calves colostrum within six hours of birth.” Some of the factors supporting returns ...

and feed costs of $582 per head ... up 8% from last year’s estimate of $1,778 per head. Cattle slaughter totaled an estimated 671,000 head, about 4,000 head more than the same week last year.