The decision to sell cows from the herd is often influenced by a variety of factors, including her performance, the quality of her offspring, cattle prices and marketing opportunities. (Photo: Kansas State University Research and Extension)

OQBN Cattle being sold at t OKC West Stockyards in El Reno on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala/OSU Agriculture)
Kirsten Nickles addresses Beef Quality Assurance program participants at the Hy-Plains Feedyard LLC research center. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
Newly weaned calves can experience stress that makes them more susceptible to disease say K-State veterinarians. (Photo courtesy of Kansas State University Extension)

Stress and parasite connection

  • By Lisa Moser │ Kansas State University Research and Extension
Paul Dykstra with Certified Angus Beef discussed how influential the 10 percent of Angus-influenced cattle who miss the upper two-thirds of Choice by only 30 points are at the Feeding Quality Forum in Dodge City, Kansas, Aug. 20. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)
Sean "Monty" Montgomery. (Journal photo by Bill Spiegel.)