Weaning

While the elements themselves cannot be managed, there are six decisions that can be...

This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the January 2022 issue of Canadian...

This past year presented Canadian beef producers with a lot of different...

Are you new to backgrounding? Join us as we...

Drought conditions across the country this year remind...

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

Producers coping with severe drought and feed shortages have tough decisions to make about culling, weaning and cow...

Sometimes it can be hard to know where you’re going if you...

Industry data provided by production surveys can serve as a benchmark for production...

Editor’s note: The following is the second in a two part series. See part one about...

Editor’s note: The following is the first in a two-part series on low stress weaning. In part two,...

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

Calves that are fence-line weaned vocalize 50% less, walk less, and have higher weight gains in the first 10 weeks...

This article written by Dr. Reynold Bergen, BCRC Science Director, originally appeared in the August 2015 issue of...

Preconditioning is a management method that prepares calves to enter the feedlot, reducing...

Ideas for keeping stress at a minimum during weaning. Keep Reading

Branding, dehorning and castration are painful, but pain is very difficult to measure in...

This is a guest post written by Karin Schmid, Beef Production Specialist with the Alberta...

Calves are weaned to ensure cows can recover their body condition after raising a calf all summer, and to allow for...