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ANIMAL HEALTH, WELFARE & ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE

Learn more about pain mitigation. | French version
Learn more about vaccination of the beef herd.
Learn more about preconditioning.
Learn more about animal transport.
Learn more about how cow body condition impacts productivity. | French version
Learn more about water systems for beef cattle. | French version
Learn more about the economics of livestock water systems. | French version
Learn more about calving distribution.
 Learn more about low-stress weaning techniques. | French version
beef cattle vaccination best practices
Learn more about vaccination of the beef herd.
Injection techniques and best practices for beef cattle producers
What beef producers need to know about pain control and prevention
What beef producers need to know about antimicrobial use and resistance
Practical biosecurity tips to prevent disease on your farm
Know the signs of winter cold stress in beef cattle
Checklist for protecting beef cattle in cold weather

bEEF qUALITY

Learn more about the nutritional qualities of beef. | French version
Safe and effective injection techniques
Branding – 2017 National Beef Quality Audit results
Injection Site Lesions – 2017 National Beef Quality Audit Results
Reducing cattle bruising and dark cutters – 2017 National Beef Quality Audit results
Customer satisfaction – 2017 National Beef Quality Audit results
Carcass grading – 2017 National Beef Quality Audit results
Carcass defects cost industry an estimated $110 million/year
Measured changes in the quality of Canadian beef — National Beef Quality Audit

biosecurity

Be a Biosecurity Super Hero -- stop Foot and Mouth Disease in its tracks!
Find more practical tools to protect Canadian livestock from Foot and Mouth Disease. | Spanish translation
Be a biosecurity superhero! With great power washing comes great responsibility. Clean livestock trailers.
Learn about more practical ways to protect your beef cattle herd.
Clean boots protect Canadian cattle from Foot and Mouth Disease
Find more practical tools to protect Canadian livestock from Foot and Mouth Disease.
Learn more about Foot and Mouth Disease.
Foot and Mouth Disease traveler's brochure
Click for trifold brochure.
Foot and Mouth Disease clinical signs in beef cattle
Learn more about Foot and Mouth Disease.
quarantine pen best practices for beef cattle
Learn more about more biosecurity protocols.
How to spot the signs of Foot and Mouth Disease
How to stop the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease
Protect Canadian livestock from Foot and Mouth Disease
Using a team approach to navigate an outbreak
What is Foot and Mouth Disease?
Foot and Mouth Disease symptoms
How Foot and Mouth Disease spreads
Plan ahead to protect your cattle from Foot and Mouth Disease
Why good farm record-keeping matters
Travel smart & protect cattle from FMD
Foot and Mouth Disease: Canadian Context
Know the clinical signs of Foot and Mouth Disease
Be a biosecurity superhero: stop Foot and Mouth Disease in its tracks!

Cleaning and disinfecting tips to protect beef cattle herds from disease
Don’t be a Richard: protect Canadian livestock from FMD
Cattle quarantine best practices for beef producers
Prevent disease on your farm

calf 911, cALVING & REPRODUCTION

Calf 911 - calf vigor scoring
Learn more about calf vigor.
Calf 911 respiratory acidosis in newborn calves
Learn more about respiratory acidosis.
calf 911 calving decision tree
Learn more about calving. | French version
BCRC calving presentations, normal and malpresentations
Learn more about calving. | French version
colostrum management
Learn more about colostrum management. | French version
tube feeding poster
Learn more about tube feeding. | French version
calf recovery poster
Learn more about calf resuscitation. | French version
calf dehydration poster
Learn more about calf dehydration. | French version
How to assess newborn calf vigor
How to spot respiratory acidosis in a newborn calf
How to intervene with a difficult calving
How to handle colostrum so newborn calves thrive
How to tube feed newborn calves (esophageal feeding)
How to spot dehydration in young calves
How to (and not to) resuscitate newborn calves
Managing the body condition of beef cows to improve profit
How to increase profit by improving calving distribution
How to calculate the value of a bull
Pros and cons of artificial insemination in beef cattle herds

ECONOMIC MULTIPLIER

Click to access full-page PDF. | French version

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

Learn more about the environmental footprint of beef. | French version
Learn more about the environmental footprint of beef. | French version
Learn more about the beef industry’s water use.
Learn more about the beef industry’s environmental footprint.
Learn more about forage and grassland management. | French version
marginal lands provide forage for beef cattle
Learn more about beef cattle and the carbon cycle. | French version
Learn more about beef research priorities. | French version
Click to access two-page PDF. | French version
What beef producers need to know about environmental footprint

farm records

Learn more about farm record keeping and goal setting. | French version
Record-keeping GOLD standard
Learn more about the record-keeping GOLD standard.

FEED EFFICIENCY & UTILIZATION

Learn more about optimizing feedlot feed efficiency. | French version
sampling method for wrapped bales
sampling methods for baled forage
sampling best practices for standing crops and swaths
sampling best practices for fresh silage
stored silage sampling best practices

fORAGE & gRASSLAND pRODUCTIVITY

forage sampling best practices
livestock forage sampling best practices table
Learn more about feed testing.
Learn more about improving forage yields. | French version
Learn more about extended grazing. | French version
How to calculate your carrying capacity
How “take half, leave half” can be a good approach

Research & Knowledge Mobilization

Celebrating 25 Years of Advancement Through Science
Five-Year Canadian Beef Research & Tech Transfer Strategy
Beef Researcher Mentorship Program
The Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation
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