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Angus Beef Bulletin

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Welcome to the Angus Beef Bulletin, the commercial cattleman’s Angus connection. Find the information you need to make the most of your investment in Angus genetics. The Angus Beef Bulletin provides news and information on health, genetics, nutrition, marketing and management through a variety of media, including the Angus Beef Bulletin magazine, the Angus Beef Bulletin EXTRA electronic newsletter and the Angus At Work podcast.

Angus Advisor: Western Region

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Our team of Angus advisors offer regional tips for herd management.

The Cows are Calling

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A heat detection patch makes breeding season a breeze for an Oklahoma operation.

Sitz on Carrying on the Legacy, ‘Chasing Balance’ in Cow Herd

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The Angus Conversation season three launches with breeder interview.

Ideas and Enthusiasm: Future Leaders Have Skills and Experience

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The Angus Conversation Junior Takeover talks breeding, ambassadorship and involvement.

Angus Advisor: Southern Great Plains

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Our team of Angus advisors offer regional tips for herd management.

The Search for Fertility Haplotypes

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How AGI is exploring the Angus database to provide more tools to breeders.

Angus Advisor Midwest Region

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Our team of Angus advisors offer regional tips for herd management.

Angus Advisor: Southern Region

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Our team of Angus advisors offer regional tips for herd management.

Striking Genetic Harmony

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Balancing progress with genomically enhanced EPDs and selection indexes.

The Significance of Bull Scrotal Circumference: A Cornerstone Trait in Beef Breeding for Male Fertility

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Fertility is a crucial economic trait for cattle producers, influencing the profitability and sustainability of cow-calf operations.

Phenotype-Genotype Show Grows Interest in National Junior Angus Show

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Angus junior members show in national Phenotype-Genotype Show in Grand Island, Neb.

The Importance of Pregnancy

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Evaluating information obtained from pregnancy diagnosis.

Angus Advisor: Eastern Region

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Our team of Angus advisors offer regional tips for herd management.

For Grandpa

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The first PGS bull banner at the NJAS goes to a champion family.

Angus Advisor: Midwest Region

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Our team of Angus advisors offer regional tips for herd management.

Getting Phenotypes for a More Efficient, Adaptable Cow

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Scientists Christine Baes and Andre Garcia join The Angus Conversation.

Contemporary Groups

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It all starts at birth.

Improving Fertility in Herds Using Bull Breeding

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Fertility is at the heart of every successful cattle operation. The ability to consistently produce healthy calves is vital for economic success.

Upgrading to Angus: Knolls Grew with ET and Consignment Sales

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The Angus Conversation shares a first-generation success story.

Feed Efficiency and Reproduction

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How diet can play a role in a breeding herd.

Angus Advisor Southern Great Plains

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Our team of Angus advisors offer regional tips for herd management.

Advances in Electronic Estrous Detection Systems

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Considering how to use new tools in your operation.

Angus Advisor Western Region

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Our team of Angus advisors offer regional tips for herd management.

Good from the Start

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Learning to manage young bulls properly can pay dividends.

A Common Thread

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Parallels between aquaculture, human genetics and the cattle industry featured at Angus Convention.

Forward Vision

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The role of reproduction in a sustainable beef industry.

Angus Advisor Eastern Region

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Our team of Angus advisors offer regional tips for herd management.

Calf Lost, Dollars Lost

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What is the cost of a failed pregnancy to a beef producer?

Angus Advisor Southern Region

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Our team of Angus advisors offer regional tips for herd management.

The Angus Conversation: Treating Male Infertility with Science, Fish Genomics and More

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Plouffe and Brogaard bring new perspective to the topic of genetics.

Stop Reproductive Failure

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Higher input costs, calf prices double incentive to investigate cause of open cows.

Evaluating Bull Fertility: Scrotal Size and Shape

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A bull’s scrotal size and shape are strong indicators of his fertility and his offspring’s fertility potential.

Effect of Calving Difficulty on Reproductive Performance

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Every delay of 30 minutes of obstetric care during stage II labor can result in a six-day longer anestrous period.

From the Field: Bull Management

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American Angus Association regional managers Shawn Gray, Jeff Mafi and Landon Andrews offer tips for managing herd bulls.

Back to Basics

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While reproductive technologies are a great thing, Virginia Tech reproductive specialist Vitor Mercadante says reproductive efficiency goes back to management.

Step Down Your New Bull’s Diet

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Bulls are often pushed nutritionally from weaning to sale. Here are tips to transition them to breeding season.

Axiota® Animal Health

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Trace minerals are critical components of reproductive success for both cows and bulls. From hormone function and sperm viability to protection of the developing embryo after conception, trace minerals play an important role in getting cows back in calf quickly.

Bull Selection: The Options are Endless

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Focusing on the long-term needs of your herd will make the bull-buying process much simpler.

Health & Husbandry

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In this edition of “Health & Husbandry,” author Brad White shares the importance of breeding soundness exams and offers additional measures you can do at home to ensure bulls are ready to perform at turnout.

Planning, Self-evaluation are Key to Sire Selection

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Select sires that complement a cow herd and contribute to the goals of the operation. NDSU Extension specialist offers tips for using the numbers and and other traits to consider.

Gizmos & Gadgets

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In this edition of “Gizmos & Gadgets” we highlight the Easi-Scan:Go ultrasound scanner, Bobcat’s Machine IQ Remote Engine Disable/Enable technology, Gallagher’s North American eShepherd virtual fencing launch, the Square Key Farm TestiGrip Bovine Castration Tool and Claas hay tedders and disc mowers available for 2025.

Program Your Calves for Success

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By changing the nutrition of the cow during pregnancy, you can change how her calf develops throughout its life. Steps you can take to make your calves the best they can be.

Managing Cow Body Condition is Critical for Profitability

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Body condition of cows during calving affects open rates in the upcoming breeding season.

Products & Services

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A directory to suppliers providing products, services.

Investigating the Cause of Cattle Abortions

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Developing an overall herd health plan with your veterinarian can improve the recognition of preventable reproductive losses and enable preventative management strategies.

Boosting Cow Herd Efficiency with Ionophores

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At #CattleCon24 Elanco’s Frank White sat down with Angus At Work host Shauna Hermel to discuss how adding ionophores to the diet can affect heifer maturity and cyclicity, as well as the overall productivity of your cow herd.

Gizmos & Gadgets

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Products and services for the farm and ranch, including a vertical tillage tool from Case IH, winter grain and forage seed varieties from Millborn, a reproduction-focused mineral from BioZyme, and a canine flue vaccine from Merck Animal Health.