Other chapters in the book cover developments in improving reproductive performance of the replacement heifer, the brood cow, and the bull.
This work provides information on growth, nutrition, health and behaviour with descriptions of various calf raising systems and facilities. It also covers calf welfare, post weaning management and calf communication.
This management-systems oriented book is an excellent source of information for college students, beef producers, leaders in the beef industry, and anyone interested in beef cattle. It has three objectives:...
A thorough introduction to the issues and decisions facing a beef cattle producer in California.
The book employs a lifecycle approach to management, seeing the calf through the pre-partum period to 4 months of age.
This early work on beef cattle farming provides a comprehensive guide to the selection, care, breeding and fattening of beef cows and bulls.
Freeze branding is a technique widely used by the dairy industry in conjunction with ear tagging. The advantage of freeze branding over tattooing is that the resultant brand can be read from a distance. Disadvantages include the fact ...
Fundamentals of Beef Management
A field trial to determine the efficacy of longacting oxytetracycline for reducing the treatment rate in aborted feedlot heifers. Can Vet J 1992;33:397–9. 3. Jim GK, Ribble CS, Guichon PT, et al. The relative economics of feeding open, ...