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April 23, 2024Passing the Torch Successfully 🎙️ Dr. Bill Biligetu at the University of Saskatchewan has continued legendary forage breeder Dr. Bruce Coulmans...
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April 9, 2024How to Rebound from High Open Rates🎙️ High cattle open rates recorded in areas across Western Canada last year mean affected beef producers...
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March 19, 2024BCRC’s Producer Survey Helps Check-Off Dollars Go Further and Supports Consumer Confidence 🎙️ Understanding the current adoption of pain...
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February 20, 2024An Ounce of Prevention 🎙️ Vaccines are designed to help cattle resist diseases, but they won't overcome poor management protocols or improper...
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February 6, 2024Calm, Cool and Collected – Prepare for a Smooth and Healthy Calving Season 🎙️ Taking the time to prepare ahead of calving can help to minimize...
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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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December 11, 2023Science Confirms the Beef Industry’s Environmental Benefits 🎙️ Canadian beef producers continue significant progress in making their cattle...
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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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October 31, 2023Do Transport Rest Stops Put Calf Health at Risk? 🎙️ New research suggests rest stops may increase the risk of BRD and potentially the need for...
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October 17, 2023Taking Some of the Guesswork Out of Winter Feed Challenges 🎙️ These BCRC tools can help you get the most value from your feed and the best...
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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 15, 2023Record Collectors Unite — There’s Power in Numbers 🎙️ Ranching without records is like travelling without a map. When producer...
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June 22, 2023Succession Planning in the World of Research 🎙️ Investing in research isn't enough. The BCRC works to ensure Canada’s beef and forage sectors...
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June 16, 2023Facing Drought? Six Things Beef Producers Can Focus On 🎙️ While the elements themselves cannot be managed, there are six decisions that can be...
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May 31, 2023Forage U-Pick: An Interactive Forage Species Selection Tool Now Available Canada-Wide 🎙️ Forage U-Pick can help beef producers across Canada...
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May 16, 2023Forages for Flood Mitigation🎙️ Forages can play a key role in moderating the water cycle and reducing flood risks. A recent study looks at how...
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April 18, 2023Improving Alfalfa’s Flood and Drought Tolerance 🎙️ Canada’s forage breeders are developing improved alfalfa genetics to cope with Canada’s...
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March 21, 2023Can Canada Reduce Dark-Cutting Discounts? 🎙️ Recent studies show regular consumers could not detect eating quality differences between...
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February 21, 2023Keeping Calves Healthy 🎙️ A Western College of Veterinary Medicine study discovered some key management practices to help avoid calf diarrhea,...
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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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December 19, 2022Johne’s Disease – Not Gone but Often Forgotten 🎙️ Johne’s disease is sometimes compared to an iceberg - the visible cases are only a tiny...
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November 22, 2022Picking Replacement Heifers 🎙️ A University of Alberta research project studied whether feed intake traits in weaned heifers can help predict...
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