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Reducing Livestock Losses to Toxic Plants
More than 100 species of toxic plants infest Texas rangelands. These plants affect ranch businesses directly by causing livestock death. They also have such indirect effects as lower conception rates and weaning weights, ...
Churt side Cattle Working
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 ...
Cattle Handling Pointers Stockmanship and Low-Stress Handling
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 ...
Retiring to Ranching
The dictionary also defines a rancher as “one who owns or works on a ranch�. Owning rural real estate and working in the outdoors is one thing. Being a responsible steward of the resources entrusted to you is another. ...
Large Herbivores and Natural Resource Stewardship
“How many animals can I pasture on my property?� A question frequently asked by new and returning landowners. They are looking for a number, but a sound answer will warrant the asking of several questions
Natural, Grassfed and Organic Beef
Health consciousness is an ever increasing concern – in the political, environmental, social and personal health arenas. As Americans attempt to eat healthier, producers respond and new products appear in the marketplace ...
Designing a 'Bud Box'
There is nothing magical or mystical about a Bud Box. It is a facility design that allows the handler to position themselves correctly to facilitate cattle flow out of the box into either the crowd alley leading to a chute ...