Beef Cattle by Hansen, Ann Larkin -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Title Page Dedication Introduction CHAPTER ONE - Beef Cattle: A Primer

OUT OF ASIA, INTO THE WILD WEST BEEF CATTLE: THE BASICS BEEF BREEDS CATTLE BIOLOGY HOOVES AND HIDE HOW CATTLE SENSE THE WORLD CATTLE BEHAVIOR THE CATTLE PRODUCTION CYCLE

CHAPTER TWO - Before You Begin: Fences, Feed, and Facilities

FENCES OUT WITH THE OLD IN WITH THE NEW FEED PASTURE HAY GRAIN HANDLING FACILITIES SHELTER, WATER, SALT, AND MINERALS

CHAPTER THREE - Choosing, Buying, and Bringing Home Cattle

WHAT TO BUY WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN CATTLE SHAPE HEALTH HOW CATTLE ARE PRICED AND SOLD WHERE TO BUY CATTLE BRINGING CATTLE HOME

CHAPTER FOUR - Feeding Beef Cattle

PASTURE PASTURE QUALITY ROTATIONAL VERSUS EXTENSIVE GRAZING GRAZING MANAGEMENT BASICS HAY WHEN TO BUY OR HARVEST WINTER HAY FEEDING GRAIN FEEDING DAIRY CALVES FINISHING RATIONS GRASS-FINISHING WATER SALT AND MINERALS

CHAPTER FIVE - Handling Beef Cattle

CATTLE HANDLING FUNDAMENTALS ESTABLISHING A ROUTINE GETTING READY FOR HANDLING DAYS HANDLING DAYS LOADING AND TRANSPORTING CATTLE AFTER HANDLING DAYS

CHAPTER SIX - Keeping Beef Cattle Healthy

PREVENTION BALANCED DIET, EXERCISE, AND SHELTER VACCINATIONS INTERNAL PARASITES EXTERNAL PESTS RECORDKEEPING AND ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION HOW TO TELL WHEN AN ANIMAL IS SICK WHAT TO DO WHEN AN ANIMAL IS SICK

CHAPTER SEVEN - Breeding Beef Cattle

CHOOSING COWS AND HEIFERS BREEDING COWS AND HEIFERS ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION USING A LIVE BULL COMBINING AI AND LIVE BULL METHODS CARE AND FEEDING OF PREGNANT COWS CALVING WHEN TO INTERVENE TAKING CARE OF NEWBORN CALVES CASTRATION DEHORNING WEANING CALVES REBREEDING COWS

CHAPTER EIGHT - Marketing and Processing Your Cattle

SELLING AT AUCTION GRADE AND YIELD GETTING YOUR BEEF PROCESSED SELLING BEEF FROM THE FARM TRANSPORT AND SHRINKAGE

Acknowledgments Appendix: - A Glance at Beef Cattle Afflictions Glossary Resources Index ABOUT THE AUTHOR Copyright Page