Cattle Producers Handbook
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CATTLE PRODUCER'S HANDBOOK
Beef Management Systems & Beef Quality Assurance
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Section 100 Introduction
Section 200 Quality Assurance
200 – The Cattle Producer’s Role in Beef Quality Assurance
205 – Dairy Beef Quality Assurance
210 – Reduction of Handling Stress Improves Productivity and Welfare
211 – Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) Management System at the Producer Level
212 – Beef Quality Assurance: Preventing Drug Residues
213 – Beef Safety and Quality Assurance from the Farm to the Table
215 – Beef Quality Assurance for Marketed Cows and Bulls
218 – Beef Cow Rights and Cow-Calf Well-Being
240 – National Beef Quality Audits: A Review of the Past, A Look into the Future
250 – Biosecurity and Agrosecurity: Protecting Your Cow-Calf Operation from Disease and Agro-terrorism
280 – Beef Measles and Beef Quality
285 – Individual Animal Identification: Quality Assurance, Verification, and Value-added Marketing
290 – Beef Quality Assurance Resources
Section 300 Nutrition
300 – Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle
302 – Composition of Common and Alternative Feedstuffs for Beef Cattle
304 – Forage Terminology
306 – Reading a Feed Label
309 – Pricing Protein and Energy Supplements Corrected for Moisture Content
310 – Ration Balancing
312 – Limiting Feed Intake
313 – Beef Cattle Nutrition: Feeding the Cow and the Rumen
314 – Alternative Winter Nutritional Management Strategies
315 – Trace Minerals and the Immune System in Cattle
319 – Alfalfa for Beef Cows
320 – Principles of Successful Silage Management
322 – Urea in Range Cattle Supplements
325 – Supplemental Fat in Heifer and Cow Rations
326 – Creep Feeding Beef Calves
327 – Mineral Supplementation of Beef Cows in the Western United States
328 – Supplementation of Beef Cattle Consuming Forage-Based Diets
330 – Nutritional Management of the Mature Beef Cow
332 – Factors to Consider When Feeding Grain Supplements to Beef Cattle
334 – Feeding Ethanol Co-products from Corn to Beef Cattle
345 – Sampling and Interpreting Feed Analyses
355 – Nitrates in Cattle Feed and Water
375 – Utilizing Crop Residue as a Feed Source
380 – Computers for Cattle Nutrition
381 – Vitamin Nutrition of Cattle Consuming Forages: Is There a Need for Supplementation?
382 – Ammoniation and Use of Ammoniated Low Quality Roughages
385 – Fetal Programming and Its Effect on Growth, Carcass Composition, and Reproductive Performance of Ruminants
Section 400 Reproduction
400 – The Biological Cycle of the Beef Cow
402 – Effects of Management and Nutrition on Embryo and Fetal Development
404 – Artificial Insemination of Beef Cattle
405 – Protocols for Synchronization of Estrus and Ovulation
406 – Tips to Improve A.I. Pregnancy Rates
407 – An Economic Comparison of Artificial Insemination with Natural Service in Beef Cattle
408 – Embryo Transfer: A 2010 Perspective
410 – Shortening the Calving Season
412 – Pregnancy Testing
413 – Rebreeding the First-Calf Heifer
415 – Pregnancy Losses in Beef Cattle
421 – Purchasing and Managing Young Bulls
424 – Reproductive Tract Anatomy and Physiology of the Bull
425 – Identifying the Functional Bull: Bull Soundness and Management
430 – Utilizing Natural Service with Estrous Synchronization in Conjunction with Timed Artificial Insemination
435 – Bull Management Before the Breeding Season
436 – Bull Management and Care in the Western U.S. During and After the Breeding Season
440 – Reproductive Tract Anatomy and Physiology of the Cow
442 – Use of Reproductive Tract Scoring in Range Beef Heifers
446 – Pelvic Area in Beef Cattle Production
447 – Handling Calving Difficulties
450 – Designing a Cattle Obstetric Stall
455 – Sexed Semen: The Newest Reproductive Technology for the Beef Industry
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460 – Advances in Reproductive Biotechnology
465 – Temperament and Reproduction in Beef Females
Section 500 Range and Pasture
500 – Developing Management Strategies for Rangeland Grazing
502 – Designing Your Grazing System
503 – Summary of Livestock Grazing Systems Used in the Western United States
505 – Grass Growth and Development Considerations for Grazing Management
514 – Range Condition and Trend Paradigms
515 – Global Climate Change: Opportunities and Challenges for Rangeland Managers
518 – Monitoring Grazing Lands
520 – Photo Monitoring Your Range
522 – Managing Riparian Pastures
528 – Forage Brassicas and Fodder Radishes: Turning Vegetables into Beef
535 – Use of Water and Other Tools for Improved Grazing Management
536 – An Introduction to High-tensile, Smooth-wire Electric Fencing
540 – Range Improvements: Ways to Increase Forage Production
541 – Solar Stockwater Systems
542 – Noxious Weeds on Rangelands
543 – Ranch Biosecurity as a Weed Control Measure
544 – Targeted Grazing for Weed Control
550 – Poisonous Plants: Management and Control Recommendations
570 – Endangered Species Act (ESA) for Ranchers
574 – National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for Ranchers
575 – Writing Your Own NEPA Alternative
580 – Alfalfa Hay Management
581 – Management to Minimize Hay Waste
590 – Improved Pastures
591 – Irrigated Pasture Grass and Clover Selection for Areas without Summer Rain
592 – Management of Intensive Grazing Areas for Irrigated Cool Season Grasses
594 – Pasture Fertilization
596 – Pasture Management and Problems While Grazing
598 – An Introduction to Using Ecological Site Descriptions as a Management Tool
599 – Range Management Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms
Section 600 Animal Health
600 – Immunology: Maximizing the Immune Response of the Cow to Increase Profits and Production
601 – Identifying and Minimizing Stress in Cow-Calf Operations
603 – Evaluating Dead Cattle: A Necropsy Guide for the Cow-Calf Operation
604 – Cow Mortality Disposal
605 – Vaccination and Immunization: Vaccination Programs for Cattle Operations
606 – Antibiotic Metaphylaxis to Control Respiratory Disease
607 – Bovine Respiratory Disease
609 – Analysis of Water Quality for Livestock
610 – Vital Signs in Animals: What Cattle Producers Should Know About Them
611 – Mycoplasma Infections
612 – Prussic Acid Poisoning
613 – Anthrax: A Guide for Livestock Producers
614 – Handling Vaccines
615 – Chemical Disinfection: A Guide for the Cow-Calf Operation
617 – Recommendations for Producer Disposal of Livestock Antibiotics and Vaccines
619 – Toxic Contaminants in Harvested Forages
620 – Lumpy Jaw and Wooden Tongue in Cattle
621 – Urinary Calculi in Beef Cattle
624 – Acidosis
625 – Bloat Prevention and Treatment
626 – Health Concerns with Feeding Grass-Seed Straw Residues
627 – Grass Tetany in Beef Cattle
628 – White Muscle Disease and Other Selenium-Responsive Diseases of Livestock
629 – Copper: An Essential Micronutrient for Beef Cattle
630 – Acute Bovine Pulmonary Edema and Emphysema in Beef Cattle: Causes and Prevention
631 – Pulmonary Artery Pressure as a Tool for Managing Brisket Disease
632 – Mycotoxins
635 – Halogeton Poisoning
636 – Pine Needle Abortion in Cattle
639 – Foot Rot of Cattle
640 – “Cancer Eye” — Its Treatment and Prevention
641 – Fluid and Electrolyte Therapy in Calves
644 – Feeding Colostrum to a Calf
645 – Calf Scours; Cause, Prevention, Control, and Treatment
648 – Prevention of Baby Calf Diseases
649 – Treatment of Sick Calves
650 – Control or Eradication of BVD from a Beef Herd
651 – Preparing Calves for the Feedlot
652 – Sudden Death in Feeder Cattle
653 – Hemophilus Encephalitis (TEME) in Feeder Cattle
654 – Clostridial Diseases
655 – Bacillary Hemoglobinuria (Redwater Disease) in Cattle
657 – Bovine Anaplasmosis
659 – Trichomoniasis
660 – Injuries and Diseases of Beef Cattle Associated with Calving
661 – Diseases of Beef Cattle Associated with Post-calving and Breeding
662 – Leptospirosis
663 – Brucellosis Considerations for Western Beef Herds
667 – Bluetongue in Cattle
671 – Some Questions and Answers About Johne’s Disease in Cattle
672 – Critical Management Points for Prevention and Control of Johne’s Disease in Beef Cattle
675 – Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis
678 – Pinkeye
683 – Vibriosis (Campylobacteriosis)
684 – Foothill Abortion: A Western States Problem?
685 – Coccidiosis in Beef Cattle
688 – Liver Fluke Prevention for Cattle
690 – Internal Parasites of Cattle
691 – External Parasites: Economic Impact, Control, and Prevention
692 – Understanding Euthanasia on the Farm
Section 700 Management
710 – Cattle Identification
711 – Technologies in Cattle Identification and Tracking
712 – Methods of Determining Age of Cattle
720 – Condition Scoring of Beef Cattle
733 – Beef Cow Efficiency in Western Rangelands
734 – The Beef Cow Mammary System
735 – Culling the Beef Cattle Herd
737 – Marketing and Feeding Cull CowsÂ
745 – How to Select, Grow, and Manage Replacement Heifers
747 – Time of Weaning and Cow Condition
748 – Weaning Management for Calves
749 – Castration of Bulls
750 – Dehorning Cattle
752 – Spaying Heifers
755 – Beef Cattle Implants
760 – Winter Stress in Beef Cattle
775 – Frame Scores and Feeder Cattle Grades
780 – Effect of P.M. Feeding on Daytime Calving
785 – Management of Neonatal Beef Calves
786 – Artificial Rearing of Calves on Milk Replacer Diets
787 – Grafting Calves
788 – Care of Hypothermic (Cold Stressed) Newborn Beef Calves
790 – Protective Shelters for Beef Calves
791 – Low-Stress Livestock Handling on Pasture and Range
792 – Cattle Psychology During Handling and Corral Design
793 – Livestock Scales Selection for Cattle Ranches
Section 800 Genetics
820 – Applying Principles of Crossbreeding
821 – Composite Cattle for Commercial Cow-Calf Producers
824 – Genetics of Reproduction
825 – Selecting for Efficiency of Feed Utilization: Now and in the Future
826 – Congenital Defects in Cattle
835 – Performance Records: A Tool in Cattle Herd Improvement
837 – Understanding and Using Sire Summaries
838 – Commercial Beef Sire Selection
841 – Selecting for Carcass Traits
842 – Using Carcass Data in the Cowherd to Make Genetic Improvement Decisions
843 – DNA-Based, Marker-Assisted Selection in Beef Cattle
845 – Breed Association Contact List
Section 900 Drought
900 – Cattle Management During Drought
910 – Tips for Dealing with Drought on Range
919 – Drought and Climate Related Web Sites
930 – Drought Management Strategies for Beef Cattle
935 – Drought Advisory: Managing Irrigated Pastures and Grass Haylands
936 – Rangeland Management Before, During, and After Drought
970 – Supplementation During Drought
975 – Nutritional Requirement of the Beef Cow During Drought
980 – Weather Related Sale of Livestock and the Tax Implications
Section 1000 Miscellaneous
1000 – Beef Performance Glossary
1010 – Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Rules for Cow-Calf Enterprises
1024 – Ranch Roads: Maintaining Low-Maintenance Roads
1040 – Remote Sensing, Monitoring Equipment, and Applications for Western Ranches
1050 – Managing for Today’s Cattle Market and Beyond
1055 – Recreational Enterprises Can Complement Beef Production
1065 – Cow-Calf Management for Water Quality Protection and Odor Control in the Pacific Northwest
1070 – Understanding the Basics of Managing Ranch Labor
1080 – Conversions for Commonly Used Weights and Measures