Beef Cattle Science Handbook, Vol. 20 | Frank H. Baker | Taylor & Fran

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ABSTRACT

The 1984 International Stockmen's School Handbooks include more than 200 technical papers presented at this year's Stockmen's School, sponsored by Winrock International. The authors of these papers are outstanding animal scientists, agribusiness leaders, and livestock producers who are expert in animal technology, animal management, and gene

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part 1|41 pages

Global and National Issues

chapter 1|11 pages

Applying Agricultural Science and Technology to World Hunger Problems

chapter 2|5 pages

Future Agricultural Policy Considerations that will Influence Livestock Producers

chapter 3|6 pages

Effective Ways for Livestock Producers to Influence the Policymaking Process: Practical Politics

chapter 4|7 pages

The Food Animal Residue Issue: Implications for Producers

chapter 5|10 pages

Facing the Facts in Getting Started as a Livestock Producer

part 2|32 pages

Energy Sources and Animal Wastes

chapter 6|5 pages

Photovoltaic Solar Power for Small Farm and Ranch Use

chapter 7|9 pages

Anaerobic Digestion of Beef and Dairy Manure for Energy and Feed Production

chapter 8|16 pages

Utilization of Cattle Manure for Fertilizer

part 3|22 pages

Information Channels and Institutional Structures

chapter 9|8 pages

Finding and Using Problem-Solving Technology and Information in Livestock Production

chapter 10|4 pages

Integrated Management: The Delivery Method for the Future

chapter 11|8 pages

The University Farm: What is Its Role in Animal Agriculture and How Do We Support It?

part 4|66 pages

Range, Grass, and Forage

chapter 12|17 pages

The Nature and Extent of Grazing Lands in the United States

chapter 13|10 pages

What is Good Range Management?

chapter 14|4 pages

Livestock Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: Pastoralists Caught in a Fragile Environment

chapter 15|12 pages

Strategies and Techniques for Production of Wildlife and Livestock on Western Rangelands

chapter 16|9 pages

Using Improved Grasses Profitably

chapter 17|4 pages

Our Experiences with Using Legumes Profitably

chapter 18|8 pages

Controlled Grazing and Power Fence®

part 5|28 pages

New Frontiers of Biology

chapter 19|10 pages

Genetic Engineering and Commercial Livestock Production

chapter 20|7 pages

The Potential of in Vitro Fertilization to the Livestock Industry

chapter 21|4 pages

Embryo Transfer, Microsurgery, and Frozen Embryo Banks in the Cattle Industry

chapter 22|5 pages

The Coming Technological Explosion in Beef Production

part 6|44 pages

Genetics and Selection: General Perspective

chapter 23|17 pages

The Reformation of the Bull

chapter 24|8 pages

Genetics and Beef Cattle Breeding Strategies

chapter 25|10 pages

Manipulation of Growth and Carcass Composition of Cattle

chapter 26|7 pages

Animal Genetic Resources and World Food Production

part 7|53 pages

Genetics and Selection for the Tropics and Subtropics

chapter 27|7 pages

Improvement of the Productivity of the Domestic Buffalo in Southeast Asia

chapter 28|10 pages

Genetic Attributes Required for Efficient Cattle Production in the Tropics

chapter 29|9 pages

Heterosis: Causes and Uses in Beef Cattle Breeding in Tropical Areas

chapter 30|8 pages

Genetic Improvement of Tropical Cattle

chapter 31|5 pages

Selection of Cattle for Hot Climates

chapter 32|6 pages

Brahmans and Their Influence on Beef Production in the United States

chapter 33|6 pages

Concepts of Cattle Breeding in Subtropical and Tropical Climates

part 8|40 pages

Genetics and Selection: African Perspectives

chapter 34|6 pages

Cattle Breeding in Tropical Africa

chapter 35|4 pages

Africander, Tswana, and Tuli Cattle of Southern Africa: Breed Characterization Separates Fact From Fiction

chapter 36|5 pages

Crossbreeding Indigenous East African Cattle with American Angus and Red Poll

chapter 37|5 pages

Trypanotolerant N'Dama and West African Shorthorn Cattle

chapter 38|7 pages

The Changing Beef Breed Scene: Adaptability and Functional Efficiency

chapter 39|5 pages

The Changing Beef Breed Scene: Growth Rate and Fertility

chapter 40|6 pages

Feed Levels, Fertility, and Reproductive Problems in Cattle

part 9|53 pages

Genetics and Selection: Application in the United States

chapter 41|10 pages

What is Next in Beef Breeding?

chapter 42|4 pages

Records in Herd Improvement and Merchandising

chapter 43|8 pages

Sire Evaluation for The Beef Cattle Industry

chapter 44|6 pages

Development and Utilization of A Beef Cattle Germ Plasm Composite

chapter 45|11 pages

Linear Measurements and Their Value to Cattlemen

chapter 46|6 pages

Beef Cattle Selection Opportunities for Net Merit

chapter 47|6 pages

Comparison of the Economics and Performance of "Auction Barn" Versus Performance-Selected Angus Females in the Production of Brahman x Angus F1 Cattle

part 10|66 pages

Reproduction

chapter 48|6 pages

Stages of the Birth Process and Causes of Dystocia in Cattle

chapter 49|5 pages

Correction of Dystocia Problems in Cattle

chapter 50|10 pages

Estrous Cycle Management of Dairy Cattle Using Lutalyse® Sterile Solution (PGF2a)

chapter 51|12 pages

Beef Cattle Reproduction and Management

chapter 52|12 pages

Making Effective use of Syncro-Mate-B

chapter 53|10 pages

Management of Artificial Insemination Based on Twenty-One Heat Detection Signs

chapter 54|10 pages

Application of Acupuncture in Treatment of Animal Infertility

part 11|36 pages

Cowherd Management and Cow Efficiency

chapter 55|5 pages

Marketing of Crop Residues Through A Beef Cow Herd

chapter 56|11 pages

Pounds Versus Profits: Size and Milk in Beef Cows

chapter 57|3 pages

Cattle Use for Profitable Resource Management in Humid Climates

chapter 58|6 pages

Herd Management for Optimum Efficiency

chapter 59|4 pages

Fitting Cow Size and Efficiency to Feed Supply

chapter 60|5 pages

Reducing Risk in Ranching

part 12|39 pages

Health and Veterinary Medicine

chapter 61|10 pages

Genetic Engineering of Animal Vaccines

chapter 62|1 pages

Foreign Animal Diseases of Concern to U.S. Stockmen

chapter 63|1 pages

Artificial Insemination, Fertilized Ova, and Disease Transmission

chapter 64|6 pages

Residual Viruses in Animal Products and by-Products

chapter 65|5 pages

Ethylenediamine Dihydriodide (EDDI)

chapter 66|8 pages

Advances in Control of Bovine Babesiosis (Texas Fever)

chapter 67|6 pages

Control of Cattle Schistosomiasis in China

part 13|46 pages

Management for Growing-Finishing Cattle

chapter 68|8 pages

Preconditioning: A Cattleman's Responsibility

chapter 69|4 pages

Stress and Its Effects on Cattle

chapter 70|2 pages

Coccidiostats for Stressed Cattle

chapter 71|2 pages

Backgrounding Beef Cattle

chapter 72|6 pages

Do Intact Males Fit the Profitability Needs of Commercial Beef Producers?

chapter 73|9 pages

Bulls for Beef

chapter 74|2 pages

Chemical Castration: A Boon to Cattlemen

chapter 75|11 pages

Double Muscling: More and Better Beef

part 14|56 pages

Handling Transportation and Marketing

chapter 76|12 pages

Livestock Behavior and Psychology as Related to Handling and Welfare

chapter 77|10 pages

Transportation of Cattle by Truck and Rail

chapter 78|6 pages

Management of Stocker-Feeder Cattle During the Marketing Process

chapter 79|5 pages

Winter Weather, Cattle Performance, and Cattle Markets

chapter 80|13 pages

Using Technical Price Analysis Methods to Aid in Hedging Decisions

chapter 81|8 pages

Use of Futures Markets in Feedlot Management

part 15|35 pages

Computer Technology

chapter 82|5 pages

Microcomputer Usage in Agriculture

chapter 83|6 pages

Computerized Records and Decision Making

chapter 84|12 pages

Agnet and Other Computer Information Sources

chapter 85|5 pages

Application of Microcomputers in the Management of A Beef Cow Operation

chapter 86|5 pages

Facts for Cattle Feeders: Computer and Otherwise

part 16|49 pages

Nutrition Feeding and Growth Promotants

chapter 87|7 pages

New Methods for Calculating Ruminant Protein Needs

chapter 88|8 pages

Mineral Nutrition of Beef Cattle on Acid Infertile Soils of Tropical Regions in Latin America

chapter 89|7 pages

Ionophores: New Findings on Performance, Bloat, and Acidosis

chapter 90|6 pages

New Implant Strategies

chapter 91|8 pages

Ralgro® an Anabolic Agent to Increase Meat Production Worldwide

chapter 92|7 pages

Grain Processing: Alternatives to High-Energy Methods

chapter 93|4 pages

Understanding the Value of Beef Produced

part 17|45 pages

Meat and Meat Cookery

chapter 94|6 pages

The Contribution of Red Meat to the American Diet, Part I

chapter 95|6 pages

The Contribution of Red Meat to the American Diet, Part II

chapter 96|9 pages

Outdoor Meat Cookery for Small and Large Groups

chapter 97|12 pages

Cooking Meat for Maximum Eating Quality

chapter 98|10 pages

Meat Palatability as Affected by Nutrition of Animals

part 18|44 pages

Industry Trends, Economics, and Outlook

chapter 99|2 pages

Future Opportunities in the Beef Cattle Industry

chapter 100|4 pages

A Farmer's Observations of Washington, D.C.

chapter 101|8 pages

Production Cost Comparisons Among Beef, Pork, and Chicken

chapter 102|13 pages

The Changing Profitability and Efficiency of High Plains and Corn Belt Feedlots

chapter 103|7 pages

Beef Exports and Imports: Current Situation and Outlook

chapter 104|8 pages

Economic Outlook for the Livestock Industry