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Open Cow Replacement Decisions: an Application of Asset Replacement Theory [PDF]
Beef producers must decide what to do with a cow that fails to conceive during the breeding season. Keeping the open cow results in a years expenses without any revenue.
Anderson, John D., Ibendahl, Gregory A.
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Divergent Perceptions of Dairy Farmers on the Role of Grazing in Animal Welfare and Production
Rural Sociology, Volume 91, Issue 3, September 2026.ABSTRACT The modernization of dairy production, characterized by a transition to freestall barns with automatic milking systems and increasing herd sizes, has resulted in a decline in cattle grazing. The once‐traditional practice of summer grazing in Northern Europe has become a contentious topic, with the industry and public holding divergent views ...
I. Herzon +8 more
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AnimalsThe phenological stage of maturity of grasses and supplementation program can impact forage utilization in grazing beef cattle. However, the potential interaction between harvest maturity of Eragrostis tef (teff) hay and energy supplement source was yet ...
Allison V. Stevens +3 more
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Attributes Preferred and Premiums Offered for Naturally Produced Beef Cattle [PDF]
A growing number of beef cattle producers in the US are using limited information to determine whether or not it would be economical for them to grow naturally produced cattle.
Alkire, Deke O. +4 more
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Journal of Dairy Science: The cost benefits of herd genotyping and the benefits of using sexed semen have been affected by recent improvements in sexing technologies, incorporation of direct health traits in the German total merit index for Holstein cattle, deteriorating prices
Robin Wellmann +3 more
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Effects of corn silage particle size on feeding behavior, growth performance, and carcass traits of finishing beef heifers [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de ZootecniaThe objective of this study was to assess the effect of corn silage particle size on feeding behavior, blood parameters, fecal characteristics, and growth performance of beef heifers.
Gabrielli Fernanda da Costa +4 more
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Factors Associated with Dystocia in Beef Heifers
The Professional Animal Scientist, 1992 Abstract Data were obtained on 1178 first-calf heifers from 11 commercial ranches and three experimental herds throughout Oregon. The objectives of the study were to examine the relationship among factors associated with dystocia and possibly to develop predictive formulas.
H.A. Turner +3 more
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Beef Reproductive Technology Adoption- Impact of Production Risk and Capitals [PDF]
Agriculture, Beef, Artificial insemination, Estrus synchronization, Social capital, Production risk, Technology adoption, Farm Management,
Poock, Scott +4 more
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The Losses in the Beef Sector in Canada From BSE [PDF]
The appearance of BSE in the Canadian beef herd brought immediate financial hardship to the industry due to the immediate closure of export outlets to Canadian beef, live animals and by-products. Nobody knew how long the border would stay closed and many
Le Roy, Danny G. +2 more
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Digestibility contributes to between-animal variation in feed efficiency in beef cows
Animal, 2019 Residual feed intake (RFI) is an alternative measure of feed efficiency (FE) and is calculated as the difference between actual and expected feed intake. The biological mechanisms underlying animal-to-animal variation in FE are not well understood.
A. De La Torre +5 more
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