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Raise Your Beef IQ

This series of images is intended to raise awareness of and encourage producers to utilize extension resources, and to promote the value of ongoing investments in beef, cattle and forage research. Show your support for Canadian beef research and innovation. Right click on any of the following images and click “Save image as,” then print or share online.

ANIMAL HEALTH, WELFARE & REPRODUCTION

Learn more about vaccination of the beef herd.
Learn more about animal transport.
Learn more about preconditioning.
Learn more about pain mitigation. | 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 how cow body condition impacts productivity. | French version
Learn more about calving distribution.
 Learn more about low-stress weaning techniques. | French version

BEEF QUALITY

Learn more about the nutritional qualities of beef. | French version

CALF 911 PRINTABLES

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 poster
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
Click to access all calf 911 resources

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

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

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

Have an idea for another Raise Your Beef IQ image? We’d love to hear it! Email us at info@beefresearch.ca.

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Videos

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ABOUT US

Celebrating 25 Years of Advancement Through Science
Five-Year Canadian Beef Research & Tech Transfer Strategy

FOR PRODUCERS

Animal Health, Welfare and Antimicrobial Resistance

Cleaning and disinfecting tips to protect beef cattle herds from disease
Cattle quarantine best practices for beef producers
Practical biosecurity tips to prevent disease on your farm
Protect Canadian livestock from Foot and Mouth Disease
One Health Strategies: Using a team approach to navigate an outbreak
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
Checklist for protecting beef cattle in cold weather

Calving and Reproduction

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

Beef and Carcass Quality

Safe and effective injection techniques
Injection Site Lesions – 2017 National Beef Quality Audit Results
Reducing cattle bruising and dark cutters – 2017 National Beef Quality Audit results
Branding – 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

Environmental Sustainability

What beef producers need to know about environmental footprint

Forage & Grassland Productivity

How to calculate your carrying capacity
How “take half, leave half” can be a good approach

FOR RESEARCHERS

Beef Researcher Mentorship Program
The Canadian Beef Industry Award for Outstanding Research and Innovation
For more videos visit the BCRC Youtube channel.