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When hiking, many know to check their bodies for ticks to avoid getting Lyme disease or Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Many of these tick diseases are region-specific. In the same way, ticks can also carry diseases that make animals sick, said the veterinarians at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute.

mage Courtesy KSRE" /> Older cattle are more susceptible to anemia caused by anaplasmosis.

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There are times in life when tough decisions have to be made, and in the beef business that can come when feed resources are limited or a time of generational transition, said the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute during a recent Cattle Chat podcast. 

Cattle in a pasture K-State cattle experts offer ways that cow-calf pr

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Pregnancy checking in first 60 to 90 days of gestation allows culling decision to be made sooner rather than later.