Production Values website and publication is aimed at providing you with information valuable in raising healthier calves and cows. In raising cattle, you have something in common with every beef and dairy producer. You want more profit--that comes from getting the best prices for your meat or dairy products. Establishing a reputation for a quality product, gets you premium prices, repeat buyers, and more profit. Good management gets you healthier cattle and a quality product.

Whether you sell calves at weaning, background them, see them through a feedlot, deliver milk to a bulk plant, or contract raise dairy heifers, the dollars you spend priming the immune system and protecting your cattle against microorganisms are returned may times.

Academic and Industry Research

Good management, leading to healthier cattle and premium prices, starts with knowledge of diseases and production problems. Scientists in universities and in industry research and development departments are consistently discovering new information. The goal of the Production Values website and publication is to bring existing and ongoing scientific research from academic and industry sources together to keep you informed and help you prepare good health management strategies that lead to greater profit. In addition to research data, Production Values contains bulletins from technical services veterinarians with practical applications of the latest scientific information based on experiences in real world situations.