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, )The extremely dry conditions that we are experiencing in most of Texas are forcing producers to make very tough choices with respect to how they should handle their current investments in breeding cattle. The last time we ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )This handout is to help the reader reach their goals of being a more accurate evaluator of market steers.
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Grades of slaughter cattle are intended to be directly related to the grade of the carcasses they produce. To accomplish this they are based on two factors: (1) quality of palatability idicating characteristics of the lean ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Se pretende que los grados de clasificación del ganado de matanza esten directamente relacionados a los grados de clasificación de las canales que estos animales producen. Para llevar esto a cabo, estos grados están basados ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )As a cow-calf herd goes into the fall season after a hot, dry summer, the entire herd may be stressed. Excessive heat, short grass and low water tanks stress cattle and make them more susceptible to diseases. Unsanitary ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Most junior beef cattle exhibitors today probably buy feed in a commercially mixed, complete ration. At least partly because of this, many junior feeders may know little of the basics of beef cattle nutrition. The following ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Both animal productivity and ranch profitability can be affected by the nutritional management of grazing beef cattle. Management of beef cattle nutrition should be based on the quantity and quality of forage, as well as ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Pasture forages for beef cattle can be roughly divided into five categories—warm-season perennials, warm-season annuals, cool-season perennials, cool-season annuals and legumes for pastures. Each of these forage types ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Market steers that are carcass oriented (muscular and optimally finished) plus supported with a sound, and correctly balanced skeletal design will be class-winning or top pair candidates. Steers that have problems/faults ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Once upon a time not all that long ago, all beef in North America was 100% grassfed. Cattle roamed freely over vast expanses of the Great Plains, much like the buffalo had grazed for hundreds of years. Spring roundups ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )For today’s rancher to remain in the ranching business, he has to be more efficient in his operation to overcome the “cost price squeeze� of livestock production. Increasing costs force the rancher to risk ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Grid prices, or value-based marketing, refers to pricing cattle on an individual animal basis. Prices differ according to the underlying value of the beef and by-products produced from each animal. Schroeder et al. have ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )To qualify as halal, animals must be well cared for and preferably without blemish (scars or injuries). The feeding of animal by-products is prohibited. Animals should have access to drinking water until slaughtered.
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )In beef cattle operations, the most common source of stored feed is hay. If hay is harvested at the proper stage of plant growth and undamaged by weather, it can provide nutrients at the lowest possible cost, except for ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Livestock producers have always had to manage in uncertain environments. Price uncertainty is as common an issue as uncertain rainfall patterns for Texas cattle producers. Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) policies were ...