Browsing by Author "Gill, Ron"

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    • Animal Welfare and the "Five Freedoms" 
      Gill, Ron (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Animal welfare issues have received more attention in the press over the last few years than they had the previous century. The livestock production system and its owners and managers have paid attention to animal welfare ...
    • Biosecurity for Beef Cattle Operations 
      Cleere, Jason; Gill, Ron; Dement, Angela (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      For beef cattle, biosecurity involves a system of management practices that prevent diseases from infecting a herd. Although biosecurity is often associated with foreign animal diseases, the term also applies to common ...
    • Bovine Trichomoniasis 
      Hairgrove, Tom; Gill, Ron (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Bovine trichomoniasis (Trich) is a venereal disease of cattle caused by the protozoan Tritrichomonas foetus. This disease causes early pregnancy loss and occasional late-term abortions; it may also extend the breeding/calving ...
    • Cattle Handling Pointers Stockmanship and Low-Stress Handling 
      Gill, Ron; Machen, Rick (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      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 ...
    • Churt side Cattle Working 
      Gill, Ron; Machen, Rick (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      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 ...
    • Designing a 'Bud Box' 
      Gill, Ron; Machen, Rick (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      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 ...
    • Destocking Strategies During Drought 
      Gill, Ron; Pinchak, William (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Destocking decisions are never easy to make and are seldom made without substantial cost. Drought is an inevitable consequence of ranching in Texas. Management strategies need to include plans for drought so that ranch ...
    • Maintaining Herd Performance During Drought 
      Gill, Ron; Pinchak, William (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      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 ...
    • Marketing Cull Cows - Understanding What Determines Value 
      Gill, Ron (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Under drought conditions it is likely many operations will experience lower conception rates than normal. Feed costs and uncertainty about growing seasons next year make culling of these open cows appear to be the correct ...
    • Preparing Beef Calves for Market 
      Machen, Rick; Gill, Ron (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      The purpose of preconditioning stocker/feeder calves is to minimize the morbidity and mortality experienced by calves as they move from their ranch of origin into the beef production system
    • Retiring to Ranching 
      Machen, Rick; Gill, Ron (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      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. ...
    • Texas Bovine Trichomoniasis Control Program: Facts for Cattle Owners 
      Machen, Rick; Gill, Ron; Faries, Floron; Hairgrove, Tom (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Bovine trichomoniasis (Trich) is a venereal disease caused by the protozoan, Tritrichomonas foetus. Because Trich has no visible symptoms in bulls and few, if any, visible symptoms in cows and heifers, it is best to prevent ...
    • Texas Bovine Trichomoniasis Control Program: Facts for Cattle Owners 
      Mcachen, Rick; Gill, Ron; Faries, Floron; Hairgrove, Tom (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Bovine trichomoniasis (trich) is a venereal disease caused by the protozoan Tritrichomonas foetus. Because trich has no visible symptoms in bulls and few if any symptoms in cows and heifers, it is best to prevent exposure ...
    • Weaning Techniques for Beef Calves 
      Gill, Ron; Carpenter, Bruce (AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
      Weaning is the most stressful time a calf will experience. It has been well documented that health problems such as bovine respiratory disease (pneumonia, “shipping fever� etc. ) usually begins with stress at weaning.