Search results for: “Beef Cattle”

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    More than 36 percent of the fed beef produced annually in the United States comes from a concentration of feedlot operations from Southwest Kansas through the Texas High Plains. This...
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    A beef cow requires energy, protein, minerals, and vitamins in her diet to perform several functions, including body maintenance, activity, weight gain, reproduction, and milk production, which all require nutrients....
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    The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, has compiled eight syndrome specific diagnostic plans to assist clients in efficient diagnostic testing strategies based on clinical signs or gross necropsy...
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    The Dairy Evaluation Handbook is designed for teaching both beginners and experienced individuals to properly evaluate dairy cattle based on live animal comparisons as well as pedigree information. (45 pp.)
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    Using low-stress methods of handling dairy cattle is efficient in terms of time and labor. This publication explains how cattle's natural instincts affect their responses, and ways handlers can use...
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    There are several value-based fed cattle pricing systems, including formula pricing, price grids, and alliances. This publication describes the different cattle pricing methods and helps you decide which is best...
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    This publication discusses problems a beef cow-calf producer can face during turbulent market or weather situations. Featuring various strategies and tactics, this publication aims to aid to the average cow-calf...
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    Producers must be able to evaluate beef cows' body reserves and relate the evaluation to reproductive and nutritional management. Topics discussed include the practical importance of body condition scoring and...
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    ...for 13 KPIs based on analysis of herd data from sources including:Hundreds of herds in the Beef Cow-calf SPAThe authors researchThe experience working with individual ranch owners and managers(3 pages)...
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    ...recent issues such as aflatoxin contamination, Hernández and Guthery help land stewards understand the optimum conditions for encouraging and sustaining quail populations while continuing to manage rangeland for cattle production....