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Performance of steers grazing photoperiod-sensitive and brown midrib varieties of sorghum-sudangrass
Sorghum-sudangrass hybrids can be used for stocker cattle grazing during the summer months. This type of vegetation provides an abundance of forage; however, nutritional value can vary among varieties. Brown midrib varieties ...
Hurricane Preparedness for Livestock
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). ...
Beef Cattle Marketing Alliances
Ever-tightening profit margins and recurring cyclical downturns in cattle and calf markets have forced many cattle producers to search for ways to make their operations more profitable. Of course, cutting the costs of ...
Retiring to Ranching
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. ...
Buying vs. Raising Replacement Heifers
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. ...
LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST SCORING PROCEDURES
There are 24 possible placings on a class of 4 animals. The official judges rank the animals from top to bottom and designate cuts for each of these three pairs according to the difficulty of the decision.
Kosher Meats
To qualify as kosher, animals must be well cared for and preferably without blemish (scars or injuries). The feeding of animal by-products is prohibited. Animals should have access to drinking water until slaughtered.
Economic Tools to Evaluate Herd Liquidation Decisions for Breeding Cattle
The extremely dry conditions that we are experiencing in most of Texas are forcing producers to make very tough choices with respect to how they should handle their current investments in breeding cattle. The last time we ...