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CATTLE FEEDER BEHAVIOR AND FEEDER CATTLE PLACEMENTS [PDF]
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 1994 Cattle feeders appear irrational when they place cattle on feed when projected profit is negative. Long futures positions appear to offer superior returns to cattle feeding investment.
Kastens, Terry L., Schroeder, Ted C.
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Impact of heat stress on dairy cattle and selection strategies for thermotolerance: a review
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023 Climate change is a problem that causes many environmental issues that impact the productivity of livestock species. One of the major issues associated with climate change is an increase of the frequency of hot days and heat waves, which increases the ...
S. Cartwright +3 more
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A multi-tissue atlas of regulatory variants in cattle
Nature Genetics, 2022 Characterization of genetic regulatory variants acting on livestock gene expression is essential for interpreting the molecular mechanisms underlying traits of economic value and for increasing the rate of genetic gain through artificial selection.
Shuli Liu +27 more
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The Economic Impact of Parasitism from Nematodes, Trematodes and Ticks on Beef Cattle Production
Animals, 2023 Simple Summary Cattle parasites live inside or on the body of beef cattle. The most common beef parasites include intestinal roundworms, flatworms and ticks.
T. Strydom +3 more
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Animal, 2021 The massive improvement in food production, as a result of effective genetic selection combined with advancements in farming practices, has been one of the greatest achievements of modern agriculture. For instance, the dairy cattle industry has more than
L. Brito +8 more
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De novo assembly of the cattle reference genome with single-molecule sequencing
GigaScience, 2020 Background Major advances in selection progress for cattle have been made following the introduction of genomic tools over the past 10–12 years. These tools depend upon the Bos taurus reference genome (UMD3.1.1), which was created using now-outdated ...
B. Rosen +32 more
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Bovine Immunology: Implications for Dairy Cattle
Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 The growing world population (7.8 billion) exerts an increased pressure on the cattle industry amongst others. Intensification and expansion of milk and beef production inevitably leads to increased risk of infectious disease spread and exacerbation ...
A. Vlasova, L. Saif
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Individual Beef Cattle Identification Using Muzzle Images and Deep Learning Techniques
Animals, 2022 Simple Summary The ability to identify individual animals has gained great interest in beef feedlots to allow for animal tracking and all applications for precision management of individuals. This study assessed the feasibility and performance of a total
Guoming Li, G. Erickson, Y. Xiong
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Non-Invasive Physiological Indicators of Heat Stress in Cattle
Animals, 2021 Simple Summary Heat stress is a common cause of poor welfare in cattle and is expected to increase with climate change. The biggest challenges are to feedlot and dairy cattle in hot climates but determining whether cattle are heat stressed can be ...
M. Idris +4 more
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Peste des Petits Ruminants infection among cattle and wildlife in Northern Tanzania [PDF]
, 2013 We investigated peste des petits ruminants (PPR) infection in cattle and wildlife in northern Tanzania. No wildlife from protected ecosystems were seropositive.
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