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| American Cowman |
| American Cowman is a web site created especially for family farms with up to 100 head of cattle. Their goal is to offer timely, practical production and management strategies that will add efficiency, value, and profitability to cattle herds with up to 100 head. The site features a production management “tip of the week,” industry news, new products and spotlights upcoming events, beef industry commentaries, and value added ideas for small family farms. Other special features include a library of informative articles on facilities, nutrition, animal health, pasture and range management and genetics. Profiles of real producers are also included. |
| Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle (ARSBC) |
| The Beef Reproduction Task Force is a multi-state extension activity in cooperation with the North Central Agriculture and Natural Resources Program Leaders Committee and the Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service. Objectives of Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle are to improve the understanding of the physiological processes of the estrous cycle, the procedures available to synchronize estrus and ovulation and the proper application of these systems and to improve the understanding of methods to assess male fertility and how it affects the success of AI programs.
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| Beef Cattle Clearing House |
| A clearing house of beef cattle information through the eXtension portal, provided by experts from the Cooperative Extension System throughout the United States. |
| Beef Cattle Decision Support |
| This website, from the Department of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University, shows the effects of mating various bulls to your herd. |
| Beef Production Industry |
| A video overview, in English and Spanish, of the beef production industry from cow calf production, feedlot production, and processing to the consumer. Information about product safety and quality is also provided. |
| Beef Quality Assurance |
| Beef Quality Assurance is a national program that provides guidelines for beef cattle production. The program raises consumer confidence through offering proper management techniques and a commitment to quality within every segment of the beef industry. Navigate through this website to learn more about Beef Quality Assurance. |
| Buying vs. Raising Replacement Heifers |
| Should beef cattle producers raise replacement heifers, or buy them? There
is no one answer for all producers. This article, from Texas A&M University, addresses economic and general management issues on this topic. |
| Cattle Care Guidelines |
| Sound animal husbandry practices, based on decades of practical experience and research, are known to impact the well-being of cattle, individual animal health and herd productivity. There is
not one specific set of production practices that can be recommended for all cattle producers. These guidelines are just that — suggested guidelines. Personal experience, training and
professional judgment can serve as a valuable resource for providing proper animal care. |
| Cattle Feeding Return Risk Analyzer© |
| The Cattle Feeding Return Risk Analyzer©, from NAIBER, was designed to provide a market-based, research-grounded estimate of the risk facing cattle feeders who are placing cattle on feed. The computer-based tool is intended to enhance cattle feeder ability to identify the sources of risk and to comprehend the nature of the financial risks associated with cattle feeding. In addition, the tool should be useful to other individuals with a stake in risk associated with fed cattle production, including lenders, management consultants, and input suppliers. |
| Employee Hygiene in the Feedyard Setting |
| This video, in English and Spanish, is an overview of proper personal hygiene for workers in feedlots to prevent illness and contamination. An overview of feedlot signage, restrooms, and training to improve hygiene is also included. |
| Feedyard Microbiology 101 |
| This video, in English and Spanish, details disease causing organisms such as prions, viruses, bacteria, and fungi that can be found in cattle and how to control them. |
| Fenceline Weaning for Beef Cattle |
| Weaning time can be stressful for cows and calves. This extension bulletins discusses the potential to reduce
stress related to transport, changes in environment, and diet adaptation that can be obtained from fenceline weaning. |
| Guidelines for Use of Distiller’s By-Products |
| A brief explanation of distiller's by-products with factors to think about before using them for feed. Written by Dr. Chris Reinhardt from the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University. |
| Implanting beef calves and stocker cattle |
| Of all 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 of an implant is
less critical than the decision on whether to implant or not. |
| Management Software Tools |
| These software tools, from The Beef Cattle Institute, are in a variety of formats and include calculators for cow/calf producers, feed lots, marketing, and nutrition. |
| Pre-Harvest Cattle Management Practices for Enhancing Beef Tenderness |
| Pre-harvest management of beef tenderness has become an important topic in today’s cattle industry due to the fact that tenderness is the primary determinant of eating satisfaction among beef consumers and because structural changes in the beef industry have resulted in greater vertical coordination of production, processing, and marketing activities, making it feasible to manage product attributes along the entire beef chain. |
| Producing and Marketing High-Value Calves |
| Cow-calf producers are searching for ways to add value to calves and make their operations more profitable. While individual producers can not influence average market prices, they can control some of the price variation at auctions
and other market outlets by following sound market-management practices. |
| Redefining Feedlot Efficiency |
| This slide presentation from Chris Reinhardt of the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University discusses feedlot efficiency in times of rising prices for things like corn and oil and alternatives to current management practices. |
| Synchronizing Estrus In Beef Cattle |
| Synchronization of estrus (heat) involves manipulating the estrous cycle of beef females so they can be bred at approximately the same time. There are several protocols available for synchronizing estrus among beef females. Traditional protocols are designed to mimic or control the corpus luteum on the ovary. New protocols have been designed to control ovulation and/or the follicular waves that occur on the ovary during the 21-day estrous cycle. |
| Utilization of Corn Co-Products in the Beef Industry |
| Corn milling co-products are expected to increase dramatically in supply. Forage fed situations will be covered with dried co-products as this will be the most common application for both energy and protein supplementation in many forage feeding situations. |
Associations and Organizations
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Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) |
| The federation represents over 40 state and national beef cattle associations. It was formed as a means to standardize programs and methodology and to create greater awareness, acceptance and useage of beef cattle performance concepts. Selection based on objective measures has withstood the test of time and continues to undergo scrutiny by researchers, organizations and the ultimate judge, beef cattle producers.
The site includes links to breed associations, pages with information regarding the upcoming convention and access to the proceedings of the organization's meetings from 1969 to date. The older proceedings are downloaded as a single file while the most current proceedings are available as separate downloads for individual papers. |
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BEEF.ORG - National Cattlemen's Beef Association |
| Beef.org is the homepage of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), the site contains information on Cattle Industry Conventions and Meetings, NCBA government affairs efforts, cattle industry news, addresses and links to members of the Federation of State Beef Councils and other informaion. It also provides access to web sites funded by the Cattlemen's Beef Board and the Federation of State Beef Councils. |
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