Browsing Beef Cattle Resources (Animal Science/AgriLife Extension Services) by Subject "GeneralManagement"
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(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 ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Should beef cattle producers raise replacement heifers, or buy them? Many pieces of paper have been scribbled on by producers trying to find the right answer. The problem is that no one answer is right for all producers. ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Livestock producers and large-animal veterinarians face a growing problem in rural Texas—what to do with dead animals. Rendering services are getting more expensive and harder to come by, and just leaving carcasses to ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Grades of slaughter cattle are intended to be directly related to the grade of the carcasses they produce. To accomplish this they are based on two factors: (1) quality of palatability idicating characteristics of the lean ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Se pretende que los grados de clasificación del ganado de matanza esten directamente relacionados a los grados de clasificación de las canales que estos animales producen. Para llevar esto a cabo, estos grados están basados ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Livestock owners should 'hurricane-ize' their livestock each year prior to hurricane season. This would include making sure their livestock are current on their vaccinations (blackleg, leptospirosis, tetanus, encephalitis). ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Oll the management practices available to cow/calf and stocker cattle producers, implanting suckling calves and stocker cattle offers one of the highest benefit-to-cost ratios. Many implants are available, but selection ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )“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
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )While it is not likely that you will enjoy huge profits from livestock production on a small acreage, these enterprises, if managed properly, should qualify your land for the agricultural exemption from ad valorem taxes. ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )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 ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )The Texas dairy and beef cattle industry is a $12 billion industry and controlling external parasites is an important part of avoiding financial losses. External parasites, commonly called ectoparasites, cost livestock ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )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 profi table. While individual producers can not infl ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Raising replacement heifers on winter pastures can be successful provided that plants are well established and receive adequate rainfall. Weight gains of 1.0 to 2.0 lbs per head per day are common. The problem is that lack ...
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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, )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.