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, )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 ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Livestock owners should 'hurricane-ize' their livestock each year prior to hurricane season. This would include making sure their livestock are current on their vaccinations (blackleg, leptospirosis, tetanus, encephalitis). ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Oll the management practices available to cow/calf and stocker cattle producers, implanting suckling calves and stocker cattle offers one of the highest benefit-to-cost ratios. Many implants are available, but selection ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Rainfall is a major limiting factor for livestock production from Texas rangelands. Everything from attempts by self-professed “rain makers� to new technologies such as cloud seeding has been tried to improve the ...