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, )
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Calving difficulty (dystocia) is a concern of every cattleman because it is a major cause of calf deaths and is second only to rebreeding failures in reducing calf crop percentages. Cows that have difficulty during calving ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Many health problems in beef cattle can be managed successfully if they are detected early. Cattle owners can prevent or minimize losses by taking steps to keep the problems from recurring or spreading to the rest of the herd.
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )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, ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Effective ranch management requires a tremendous amount of information. At any given time, a ranch manager may be making decisions concerning care and management of livestock, control of noxious plants, use of fire to ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )The global warming phenomenon has been researched and debated for over two decades. Greenhouse gases are frequently pointed to as significant contributors to this phenomenon.
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Everyone wants good cows! These are females that wean a calf annually throughout their lifetime. A cow’s ability to do this depends heavily on her performance as a heifer. Thus, good heifers, make for good cows. There ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Market integration, or retained ownership, involves carrying over a production activity into the next phase of preparation for the marketplace. There are certain advantages associated with this production and marketing ...
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(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. ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Most cow-calf producers don’t generate a positive return to equity for the efforts they put forth. The cow-calf sector of the cattle industry is among the most heavily subsidized in agriculture – it is subsidized by ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Size is relative, so a definition of “small� is warranted here. For the purpose of this discussion, small beef cattle operations are defined as those maintaining a cowherd inventory of less than 100 head.
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )One of the first things junior calf feeders need to learn is how to tell if calves are sick, or may be getting sick. Before you can tell if calves might be starting to get sick, you need to know how they act when well.
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )As the drought continues and temperatures remain above normal, cattle water becomes of greater concern. We have recent reports of cattle deaths in or around watering points suggesting death associated with water consumption. ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )As far as technologies go, body condition scoring is one of the most useful and least expensive. No computers, no scales – heck, you don’t even have to pen your cows to apply it. Although body condition was certainly ...