Feedlot

  • February 15, 2024Meet the Council: Modifications Worth Making  

    The Beef Cattle Research Council (BCRC) is made up of producer members from across Canada, appointed...

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  • January 25, 2024BCRC Funds Proof of Concept and Technology Transfer Projects to Propel Canadian Beef Industry Forward

    Six POC research projects and 13 KTT activities...

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  • December 19, 2023Fast Action at the Watering Hole🎙️

    Bovine respiratory disease can spread among cattle at feedlot water bowls, but they also may be a place to...

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  • November 23, 2023Managing the Heat in Wheat 🎙️

    New research on including wheat in Canadian feedlot diets may prove useful as economic and feed supply conditions...

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  • September 28, 2023Evolution in Cattle Feeding, Management and Consumer Demand

    Beef producers who background and finish cattle have learned a lot over the past...

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  • September 19, 2023M. bovis, Repeat Offender 🎙️

    Although Mycoplasma bovis is trickier than most microbes, researchers are studying ways to disrupt it. Vaccinating...

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  • August 9, 2023CowBytes Ration-Balancing Software Now Available Through the BCRC

    Producers can formulate feed rations and consider feed and byproducts at different...

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  • June 27, 2023Dairy-Beef: Shifting from the Parlour to the Feedlot

    Part one in a series exploring opportunities and challenges of dairy-beef cross calves with...

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  • June 8, 2023The Research Results Are In on Transport Rest Stops and BRD

    Highlights of recent research results funded by the Canadian Beef Cattle Check-Off through...

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  • May 25, 2023BCRC Announces $2 Million in Funding for 12 Beef Research Projects

    Industry funding will be leveraged with over $4 million in matching funding through...

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  • January 18, 2023Can We Replace Growth Promotants? 🎙️

    In a recent study, conventional growth promotants more effectively improved growth rate, efficiency and...

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  • March 8, 2022Applications Open for BCRC Researcher Mentorship Program 2022-23

    The deadline to apply is May 1, 2021. Four researchers were selected to participate...

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  • October 8, 2021Is This a Good Investment?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in a September 2021 issue of...

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  • September 7, 2021Tips for Starting Lightweight Calves on Feed

    Many cow-calf producers from B.C. through Ontario are planning to wean and sell...

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  • August 29, 2019How to Get New Feedlot Calves Settled and Gaining Quickly; Advice from Producers, Veterinarians and Feedlot Consultants

    Getting calves settled, keeping them healthy and...

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  • December 19, 2018Does Antibiotic Resistance Move Through the Environment?

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the...

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  • October 29, 2018Antibiotic Use in Canadian Feedlots

    This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the October 22, 2018...

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