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- PublicationNutrient balance is the key to any effective nutrition program, especially where trace minerals are concerned. Many factors cannot be optimized when mineral intake is not properly balanced. Recommendations are...
- PublicationProperly vaccinating an entire herd, including pregnant cows, calves, replacement heifers, and bulls can prevent disease outbreaks caused by both dormant and incubating infections. This preconditioning immunization helps unborn, nursing...
- PublicationCattle fever ticks pose a significant health threat to U.S. cattle and, if not controlled, could cost livestock producers an estimated $1 billion. Of the infected cattle that have not...
- PublicationResearch using cattle fitted with GPS collars has shed light on how cattle behave in response to different landscape features such as brush, rock cover, slope, water, forage, and grazing...
- PublicationHousing horses and cattle together can provide benefits to both the animals and the pasture, but there are key differences between the two species that animal owners must take into...
- ServiceThe 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...
- PublicationThe 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.)
- PublicationThere 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...
- PublicationThis publication explains the effects of cattle tick fever on livestock and property owners. Topics include prevention, disease spread, quarantines, and treatment. (2 pages)...
- PublicationUsing 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...