Beef Cattle
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Beef Cattle Nutrition Workbook
A comprehensive workbook covering many aspects of beef cattle nutrition: animal nutrient requirements, forage value, evaluating feeds, minerals and vitamins, ration balancing, supplements, body condition, and heifer nutrition. Includes worksheets for users to apply the concepts to their own...Latest Resources
The Cryptosporidium Parasite and its effect on Calves and Humans
Cryptosporidiosis is a zoonotic disease, meaning transmission from sick calves to humans is possible. It causes diarrhea, abdominal cramps, dehydration, headaches, vomiting, fever, malaise and muscle cramps. If medical attention is not administered, death can occur in severe cases.
Looking Forward to a Beef Harvest
This article focuses on how to get your beef animal to a proper weight for harvesting. It looks at size and type of animal and some examples of rates of gain needed to reach a weight that provides good beef for you. It also provides some advice on feeding regimens for success.
Feeding beef cattle cull onions
Oregon is a domestic leader in storage onion production and Malheur and Morrow counties lead production within the state. Historically, onion producers have experienced difficulties disposing of cull onions, which are damaged onions that cannot be sold for human consumption. One of the strategies to help deal with this issue was to feed cull onions to beef cattle. This article originally appeared in the Oregon Beef Producer magazine.Latest News
Penned beef heifers stressed, sedentary and experience delayed puberty
Sep 5, 2017
Findings offer guidance for ranchers
Cows witnessing wolf attacks suffer PTSD-like symptoms, new research shows
May 4, 2017
Stress response could lead to lower pregnancy rates, lighter calves, and sickness
Rangeland researchers advise smaller cows for better herd results
Mar 23, 2017
Larger cows not as efficient at weaning when there's not much to chew on
