Browsing by Author "Carpenter, Bruce"

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    • Bull Management for Cow/Calf Producers 
      Sprott, L. R.; Carpenter, Bruce; Thrift, Todd (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      It is often said that a bull contributes half the production in a calf crop. This may be true for an average bull, but probably exaggerates contributions from a poor quality bull and dramatically underestimates those from ...
    • Long Calving Seasons: Problems and Solutions 
      Carpenter, Bruce; Sprott, L. R. (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      “A cow should have a calf every year.� That is a very straight forward and simple statement, but cattlemen know it takes effort, planning and management to make this happen. One way to achieve this goal is to establish ...
    • Weaning Techniques for Beef Calves 
      Gill, Ron; Carpenter, Bruce (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Weaning is the most stressful time a calf will experience. It has been well documented that health problems such as bovine respiratory disease (pneumonia, “shipping fever� etc. ) usually begins with stress at weaning.