Predictive measures of fetal distress in calves during delivery

04 Apr 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Kristin Elizabeth Hard, Howard Tyler (adviser)

The effect of birth stress on tongue color, length, and responsiveness was studied in fifty eight calves. The calves were monitored from stage 2 of parturition until birth. Tongue parameters (Tongue …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2240

Effects of breed group by location interaction on crossbred cattle in Nebraska and Florida

03 Apr 2013 | Journal Articles | Contributor(s): T. A. Olson, K. Euclides Filho, L. V. Cundiff, M. Koger, W. T. Butts Jr.

Data on 2,744 calves produced in Clay Center, Nebraska, and Brooksville, Florida, were used to evaluate the importance of genotype × location interactions on the reproductive and maternal …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2222

2000 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report

03 Apr 2013 | Reports

Cow/Calf Age of Calf at Weaning of Spring-Calving Beef Cows and the Effect on Production Economics Supplementing Metabolizable Protein to Yearling Heifers Grazing Winter Range Refinement of the …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2210

Improving beef cattle performance on tall fescue

27 Mar 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Brian Thomas Campbell

The overall goal of the studies described in this dissertation was to improve beef production of cows grazing endophyte infected tall fescue either through management practices or through identifying …

http://habricentral.org/resources/2130

An evaluation of the endocrine response to dystocia in the primiparous cow and calf

05 Mar 2013 | Theses | Contributor(s): Glenda M. Borcher

Parturition is a very stressful event for both the cow and the calf. Endocrine changes occur which typically enable to calf to make the transition from a uterine to a gaseous environment. These …

http://habricentral.org/resources/1973

Effects of sire, dam traits, calf traits, and environment on dystocia and subsequent reproduction of two-year-old heifers

28 Feb 2013 | Journal Articles | Contributor(s): D. J. Colburn, Gene H. Deutscher, Merlyn K. Nielsen, Don C. Adams

A study was conducted over 3 yr to evaluate effects of sire birth weight EPD, calf birth weight and shape, and heifer pelvic area and weight, individually and in combination, on dystocia and …

http://habricentral.org/resources/1941

Climate affects calf birth weights and calving difficulty

28 Feb 2013 | Reports | Contributor(s): Gene H. Deutscher, Dave Colburn, Rex Davis

A six-year study was conducted to investigate effects of winter temperatures on two-year-old cows (n=285) and their subsequent calf birth weights and calving difficulty in the spring. The winter of …

http://habricentral.org/resources/1926