The Cattleman Magazine

November 2007

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Articles

THEN AND NOW: Trends in Animal Health Comments?
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Many of the animal health issues facing today’s cattlemen are nothing new. Peruse through back issues (and there are many of them, dating back to 1914) of The Cattleman and you’ll see information on many of the same diseases threatening the producer’s pocketbook today. Although animal diseases will always be a concern, advances in science and technology, as well as attitude changes, mean there is more opportunity than ever to have a healthy cow herd.

Could AI Work in my Herd? Comments?
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Long a staple of the dairy industry, artificial insemination (AI) is now prevalent in the beef cattle breeding business — and is starting to make inroads with commercial herds, as well. “Commercial breeders are starting to look at it more and more,” says Dr. Robert Wells of the Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, “for the fact that they can increase the genetic capacity of the herd at a more rapid rate.”