Browsing Beef Cattle Resources (Animal Science/AgriLife Extension Services) by Title
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Cows that are slow to breed or fail to breed are costly and reduce herd productivity and profitability. Many factors affect a cow's ability to breed after calving. Assuming that reproductive diseases are not prevalent in ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Calf scours causes more financial losses to cow-calf producers than any other health problem in their herds. Calf scours is not a single disease; it is a clinical sign associated with several diseases characterized by ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Cattle prefer to communicate through line of sight. Good stockmanship and low-stress handling can only be accomplished when a complete understanding of how a prey animal responds to line of sight and adoption of these in ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )The following summarizes 2017 data by characteristic according to type (British, American, Continental). This year, the former Chianina Cross and All Other Breeds and Crosses divisions were combined and separated in three ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )As any cattleman knows, the time of year when cows calve directly affects many herd management practices: • The start of calving is dictated by the start of breeding. • Cows calving in the fall normally need more ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )A preventative health plan is essential when preparing weaned calves for the next segment of the industry (as a stocker or feeder). When the plan fails and illness surfaces, the first suspicion is a failure in the vaccination ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )With proper preventive and treatment methods, producers can control many common internal and external parasites in cattle. Common important internal parasites of cattle are hairworms, lung worms, liver flukes and coccidia. ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Price discovery for sorghum silages generally uses corn silage as a base value. Discounts are then applied using general assumptions of relative energy concentrations. However, there are variations in the energy value of ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Livestock producers and large-animal veterinarians face a growing problem in rural Texas—what to do with dead animals. Rendering services are getting more expensive and harder to come by, and just leaving carcasses to ...
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Controlling Bovine Tuberculosis and Other Infectious Diseases in Cattle with Total Health Management (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Bovine tuberculosis and other infectious diseases can cause serious economic losses to cattle operations as well as potential health risks to consumers. Total Health Management, consisting of a program of good management ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Protein deficient cattle have a low immunity against stomach worms. However, proper diet and pasture management can result in the control of brown stomach worms without the use of deworming drugs
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Cattlemen are challenged to reduce production costs, be more competitive, and increase market share and profits. The first step to lowering the cost of production is to clearly determine the current unit cost of production ...