Search results for: “Handbook for Grazing Hunting and Livestock Leases”
- PublicationBoth climatic and financial risks can be reduced through proper grazing management. The effects of grazing, the importance of animal numbers, and the principle of rest and graze are detailed...
- PublicationThis publication explains how stocking rates and grazing management decisions can help a ranch survive a drought. To deal with drought, a rancher must monitor forage supply and demand; use...
- Publication...the physical appearance of feces of grazing cattle is explained. Four photographs provide a quick and easy visual reference for evaluating the diet quality of grazing beef cattle. (2 pages)...
- PublicationBlock supplements offer cattle producers a means of supplementing the diets of their grazing beef cattle. This publication discusses the types of blocks available and recommendations for the use of...
- PublicationThe stocking rate is the most important grazing management decision a rancher makes. This publication covers all the factors involved in determining an appropriate stocking rate, including rainfall and forage...
- PublicationProducers who understand the common grazing management mistakes discussed in this publication will be able to analyze their operations, realistically estimate their forage resources, and make adjustments if necessary. (3...
- PublicationLivestock owners can improve grazing distribution by proving permanent and portable shade structures away from streams and ponds. These shade structures can also reduce pollution in those water bodies. This...
- Program...Dogs How to Safely Approach Livestock Guardian Dogs Management of Livestock Guardian Dogs on Hunting Leases First Aid for Livestock Guardian Dogs Other Livestock Guardian Dog Information A Neighbor’s Guide...
- The northern migration from central America of the New World screwworm (NWS), Cochliomyia hominivorax, poses a renewed threat to Texas and United States livestock producers....
- ...in 1966, remains a threat. These parasitic flies cause severe wounds by feeding on live tissue, leading to rapid health declines and even death in livestock. Proactive livestock management and...