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Integrated Brush Management Systems for Texas
What do we mean by integrated brush management systems, or IBMS? IBMS means managing brush with a “longterm� perspective. It means setting management objectives based on an inventory of range resources, the identication ...
Retained Ownership Strategies for Cattlemen
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 ...
Beef - Good and Good for You
Relative to foods, eating habits and US consumer preferences, the spectrum is perhaps broader today than it has ever been. And to meet this array of preferences, the beef industry must offer traditional, natural, grassfed ...
Bull Management for Cow/Calf Producers
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 ...
Using a Slide in Beef Cattle Marketing
Selling cattle well in advance of their delivery date, or forward contracting, is a marketing option available to beef producers. Such a transaction requires the seller to estimate the weight of the cattle prior to delivery. ...
Marketing Cull Cows - Understanding What Determines Value
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 ...
Recognizing and Handling Calving Problems
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 ...
Weaning Techniques for Beef Calves
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.
Presentation of Oral Reasons
Oral reasons are very important to 4-H and FFA livestock judging team members. This is their opportunity to defend their placing and to help paint a clear picture of a particular class.