Cow tipping

Selection used to be entirely phenotypic. Everybody was an expert in structural evaluation and based decisions off what was seen by the naked eye. Then came the performance movement of the 1960s and ’70s, and the industry shifted to modern evaluation systems and selection tools such as expected progeny differences (EPDs) as a large part of their selection.

Have you ever been cow tipping? Could you tip a cow if you wanted to? It might not be quite as easy as you think...

An illustrated guide on how to how to tell the difference between boy and girl cows. There's no such thing as a boy cow, by the way.

Cow Haul'n Tail

Head Stuck In Step Ladder

“I think I have a cow with Rabies.” A phone call you DON’T want to get on a beautiful Sunday morning. This past weekend, I unfortunately did get this call. Cow #2980 had been found down in the manure alley in the morning. When asked to get up, the owner described how she had no control of her legs, her bladder, was “walking crazy ,” and appeared aggressive. Her ears were forward and her eyes even “looked crazy”. When the owner tried to get her to the special needs pen, the cow would turn…

Bonding with a Cow. Building a Relationship with a Cow or a calf Takes Time and Your Presence. The Younger you start the better to have the cow learn to trust

A Guide to Udder and Teat Scoring Beef Cows Resource: Dr. Rick Rasby, University of Nebraska–Lincoln.