The cotton industry generates several byproducts which can be used as beef cattle feeds. Common byproducts used in the Southeastern United S...
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Handling facilities are essential for many routine cattle management practices. Careful planning is an important first step in the construct...
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Weaning can have a lasting impact on a calf. How a producer manages calves before, during, and after weaning can have a dramatic effect on o...
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The success of a beef cow-calf operation depends on the number of calves produced and marketed each year. Fewer calves to market wil...
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As the seasons change from spring to summer, beef cattle producers will start to take notice of small black clouds following the cattle thro...
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What is Alabama BCIA?
The Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Association (BCIA) is a non-profit organization of persons, firms, partnerships, ...
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Knowing the carcass quality of a herd is important to attaining Beef Quality Assurance targets for meat value. Learn the methods ava...
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Understanding cattle behavior and the use of cattle handling facilities is essential for implementation of many health and managemen...
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Price slides are useful in marketing feeder cattle through forward contracts. The price slide worksheet and cattle price slide tool ...
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Learn about preconditioning systems and how they can add value to the calves you produce and sell.
Producers have many ...
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Mineral supplementation for grazing cattle can be a complex topic. This is largely because it is always a moving target as forage mineral su...
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