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 ...

What do we mean by integrated brush management systems, or IBMS? IBMS means managing brush with a “longterm� perspective. It means setting management objectives based on an inventory of range resources, the identication ...

To qualify as kosher, 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.

Rangelands make up almost 90 million acres, or about 59 percent of the land surface of Texas. Traditionally, these lands have been managed for livestock grazing and wildlife production, but they are also the major watershed ...

Grazing distribution is a major concern for livestock managers. Livestock do not graze randomly—they often prefer some grazing sites over others. This tendency can cause grazing distribution to be uneven over the range.

There are 24 possible placings on a class of 4 animals. The official judges rank the animals from top to bottom and designate cuts for each of these three pairs according to the difficulty of the decision.

Drought always presents unique and difficult management situations. Most managers are caught somewhat by surprise by the size, scope and severity of drought. Getting off to a late start in managing through any drought would ...

A profitable beef operation involves producing the maximum pounds of beef at the least possible cost. Profitability is primarily dependent on reproductive performance, which is best measured by percent calf crop. "Percent ...