Browsing Beef Cattle Resources (Animal Science/AgriLife Extension Services) by Subject "Reproduction"
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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, )
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Beef heifers experience calving difficulty, or dystocia, more frequently than do mature cows. Dystocia is characterized by prolonged or difficult labor due to heavy birthweight and/or small pelvic area of the dam. Death ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )The importance of the bull in a cattle breeding program often is underestimated. A cow is responsible for half the genetic material in only one calf each year, while the bull is responsible for half the genetic material ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )It is often said that a bull contributes half the production in a calf crop. This may be true for an average bull, but probably exaggerates contributions from a poor quality bull and dramatically underestimates those from ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Cows that are slow to breed or fail to breed are costly and reduce herd productivity and profitability. Many factors affect a cow's ability to breed after calving. Assuming that reproductive diseases are not prevalent in ...
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(Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )As any cattleman knows, the time of year when cows calve directly affects many herd management practices: • The start of calving is dictated by the start of breeding. • Cows calving in the fall normally need more ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )Determining pregnancy in cattle is an important management practice. The ability to determine pregnancy can allow you to make timely culling decisions and focus the resources of your operation on sound, reliable breeders. ...
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(AgriLife Extension, Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University. Libraries, )“A cow should have a calf every year.� That is a very straight forward and simple statement, but cattlemen know it takes effort, planning and management to make this happen. One way to achieve this goal is to establish ...
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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, )
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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, )Estrus synchronization—which is a manipulation of the reproductive process—offers several benefits. It: Reduces and in some cases eliminates the need to detect estrus and allows the herd manager to schedule breeding ...
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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, )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.