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Assisting Difficult Calving
(2006-12-20)
Calving difficulty is frequently caused by disproportionate size--the calf is too big for the birth canal. This publication discusses the stages of labor, how to assist in delivery and what to do after the delivery of a calf.
Protecting Cattle from Horn Flies
(2004-05-24)
Horn flies are the most damaging insect to cattle in Texas. This publication explains biological, cultural and chemical methods of controlling horn flies. Various insecticides used to suppress horn flies are listed
Synchronizing Estrus in Cattle
(2007-04-13)
Cattle producers can synchronize estrus (heat) to breed fertile females rapidly. The manipulation of the reproductive process reduces the need to detect estrus, creates a more uniform calf crop, and shortens the breeding ...
Texas Adapted Genetic Strategies for Beef Cattle--04: Breeding Systems
(2003-08-20)
Beef cattle producers face two types of breeding decisions--which animals will be allowed to reproduce and which males will be bred to which females. This leaflet describes various breeding systems in detail and discusses ...
Texas Adapted Genetic Strategies for Beef Cattle--07: Sire Types for Commercial Herds
(2009-03-30)
Choosing types of sires is one of the most important genetic decisions facing beef producers. This publication discusses the factors to consider in matching sires to a cow herd--environmental and management conditions and ...
Long Calving Seasons: Problems and Solutions
(2007-06-20)
There is an important relationship between the length of the calving season and dollar return, pounds of calf weaned and the reproductive performance of the breeding herd. This publication explains that relationship. It ...
Estimating Grazeable Acreage for Cattle
(2009-04-17)
Research using cattle fitted with GPS collars has shed light on how cattle behave in response to different landscape features such as brush, rock cover, slope, water, forage and grazing land accessibility. This publication ...
Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle
(2007-01-03)
These proceedings summarize historical and current research on the physiological processes of the estrous cycle, procedures for synchronizing estrus and ovulation, and the proper application of these systems for artificial ...
Producing and Marketing High-Value Calves
(2006-06-22)
With production costs increasing and calf prices remaining fairly stable, cow-calf producers are searching for ways to add value to calves and make their operations more profitable. In this publication readers will learn ...
Hedging Cattle with an LRP Policy
(2008-12-05)
Livestock Risk Protection policies offer price risk insurance to cattle producers. Hedging with an LRP policy is one way to secure an acceptable price now for a commodity that will be produced or marketed some time in the future.