Author: Dr. Laura Hayes

Dr. Laura Hayes is a leading expert in beef cattle management with over 20 years of experience in the field. She holds a Ph.D. in Animal Science from Texas Tech University, where she specialized in beef production and sustainability. Dr. Hayes has dedicated her career to advancing best practices in beef cattle farming, focusing on genetic improvement, nutrition, and animal welfare. As a professor at Texas Tech, she mentors students and conducts cutting-edge research, publishing extensively in peer-reviewed journals. Her work has earned her recognition, including the Excellence in Beef Research Award from the American Society of Animal Science. Dr. Hayes also serves as a consultant for top beef producers, helping them optimize their operations and achieve sustainability goals. Her commitment to education, research, and industry collaboration makes her a trusted authority in beef cattle management.
Cattle Seminar | Tuskegee University

Cattle Seminar | Tuskegee University

The Tuskegee University (TU) Annual Cattle Reproductive Seminar, which is designed to improve reproductive efficiency in cattle herds, will be held on September 24 (virtual lectures) and September 25 (in person hands on), 2021 at 8:00am – 3:00 pm each day, on the campus of Tuskegee University.

Biosecurity for dairy and  cattle farms – Dairy

Biosecurity for dairy and cattle farms – Dairy

Control traffic onto and around your farm operation. Only vehicles/equipment/people essential to operation should be traveling into animal areas. This includes limiting people’s access to cattle pens, feed mixing/storage areas, feed bunks and cattle treatment areas. Maintain a visitor log for all farm locations. Collect contact information.

Calendar – Brangus World

Calendar – Brangus World

prac-tices in the general category are seasonal and apply to most cattle producers in Georgia. The fall calving list is based on October 1 through December 20 calving dates, and the spring calving list is based on January 10 through March 31 calving dates. These dates are not necessarily the best dates for all producers but were …

– Kewaunee County Agriculture

– Kewaunee County Agriculture

The Wisconsin Information Center has many publications available for farmers, including articles on nutrition, markets and production, housing and , and more. Visit the Wisconsin Information Center website to learn more.

How much do National  jobs pay? |

How much do National jobs pay? |

How much does National in the United States pay? See National salaries collected directly from employees and jobs on . Salary information comes from 1 data point collected directly from employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on in the past 24 months.

DigitalBeef | Livestock Record-Keeping App

DigitalBeef | Livestock Record-Keeping App

The American Akaushi Association made the move to DigitalBeef® a little over 2 years ago. It is a perfect fit for us. Not only does it handle the standard recording and transferring of animals but it is invaluable in managing our DNA testing and tracking the Whole Herd Reporting assessments. Not only is DigitalBeef® a must for the Association …

Nutritional Qualities of  – BeefResearch.ca

Nutritional Qualities of – BeefResearch.ca

contains several essential nutrients including protein, iron, zinc, selenium, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, phosphorus, pantothenate, magnesium, and potassium. Many Canadians are nutritionally deficient. Vitamin B12 and zinc intake are inadequate in 10-35% of men and women, and iron is inadequate for 16-19% of women aged 19 …

Practices to Reduce Grass Tetany – Alabama …

Practices to Reduce Grass Tetany – Alabama …

Grass tetany, also known as hypomagnesia, is a nutritional problem for grazing and dairy animals. It is often observed when cattle are grazing lush, actively growing cool-season pastures that have been well- fertilized with nitrogen and potassium. Tetany occurs when cattle are unable to absorb enough magnesium from their feed stuffs to …

Dry-Aging of  –  Research

Dry-Aging of – Research

PRoCEdUREs. In developing dry aging guidelines, the primary factors to consider are: (1) days of aging, (2) storage temperature, (3) relative humidity, and (4) air flow. These are important as they relate to development of flavor notes, shelf-life, product shrinkage, microbial spoilage, and other issues of quality and economics.

Welcome to the UK   Program | Animal & Food Sciences

Welcome to the UK Program | Animal & Food Sciences

Welcome to the UK Program. Kentucky has the largest cow herd east of the Mississippi and the eighth largest nationally, with approximately 1 million cows. provide our primary means of converting Kentucky’s 7 million acres of pasture and forage into useful products. Tremendous potential exists to expand income …

Quality Assurance | UMN Extension

Quality Assurance | UMN Extension

Quality Assurance. Quality Assurance (BQA) program provides those who work with cattle the opportunity to learn more about best practices, herd health and animal stewardship. The program’s goal is to create a better quality supply and increase consumer confidence. Producers need to participate in only one training …

Forage : Grass-fed  | UT  & Forage Center

Forage : Grass-fed | UT & Forage Center

Director, UT & Forage Center. P: 865-974-7324. Over the course of the last couple of decades there has been an increased interest in producing on the farm and direct selling to consumers. It might be as a portion of a carcass or maybe individual cuts, but many consumers have a desire to know who produces their and where it comes …

Towards modelling  cattle  with Genetic …

Towards modelling cattle with Genetic …

Among the Italian Piemontese Breedings, the yearly production of calves weaned per cow, that is the calves that survive during the period of 60 days following birth, is identified as the main target expressing the performance of a farm. modeling farm dynamics in order to predict the value of this parameter is a possible solution to investigate and highlight breeding strengths, and to find …

Herd Health Programs and  of  …

Herd Health Programs and of …

An excellent herd health program is an important component of overall for in a cattle operation. Learn ways to mitigate health risks through consistent monitoring and proactive in this MU Extension guide. | Scott PoockExtension Veterinarian, College of Veterinary MedicineJordan ThomasAssistant Professor, Animal SciencesEmily SmithGraduate …

Our Story | Certified Piedmontese®

Our Story | Certified Piedmontese®

Certified Piedmontese provides America with the rare Italian-heritage Piedmontese with a farm-to-fork approach that ensures traceability, environmental sustainability, humane animal handling, and responsible resource at every step. Our cattle are raised on family ranches across the Midwest.

Herds | Mississippi …

Herds | Mississippi …

Reproductive begins well in advance of breeding with proper selection and development of breeding herd replacements. Follow development programs with good of mature breeding cattle and effective culling criteria to meet reproductive goals. Establish and maintain appropriate herd health and nutrition programs for all cattle …

M/M Feedlot Composts To Solve Expansion Dilemma |  Magazine

M/M Feedlot Composts To Solve Expansion Dilemma | Magazine

When Darin Mann decided his future lay with the family feeding and farming operation in Parma, ID, he and his father Kent knew M/M Feedlot had to expand. One big challenge was how to dispose of the manure produced by an additional 4,000 head. Their resolution wasn’t more land, it was less manure – via composting.

Herd  Strategies

Herd Strategies

Implants can complement other good practices such as crossbreeding, adequate nutrition, castration, and vaccinations to improve gains in growing calves. Implants are small pellets containing slow-release hormones that increase muscle growth over time. They are inserted into the ear of a calf.

| Best for  Breeders – DigitalBeef

| Best for Breeders – DigitalBeef

has never been easier with our easy-to-use association software. DigitalBeef®. makes the process more efficient, faster, and more useful for your association staff and members. Flexible enough to incorporate your business rules into our system. Integrated product reports on EPD’s, EPD mating …

Genetic  Guide 2020 by GENEX – Issuu

Genetic Guide 2020 by GENEX – Issuu

GENETIC GUIDE Published annually for U.S. producers. ADDRESS CORRESPONDENCE TO: GENEX, PO Box 469, Shawano, WI 54166 888.333.1783 PHOTO REQUESTS To receive an email copy of a …

Minute –  – Kansas State University

Minute – – Kansas State University

Environmental 785-532-2280 jderouch@ksu.edu . Jaymelynn Farney Systems Specialist 620-421-4826 jkj@ksu.edu . Sandy Johnson, Editor Livestock Production 785-462-6281 sandyj@ksu.edu . A.J. Tarpoff Extension Veterinarian 785-532-1255 tarpoff@ksu.edu . Justin Waggoner Systems Specialist 620-275-9164 jwaggon@ksu.edu . Jason Warner

The feedlot and manure  –

The feedlot and manure –

The first step to successful manure is to determine the Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P), and Potassium (K) levels of the manure being produced and of the soil in the fields. The level of these nutrients excreted in the manure can be impacted by the diets being consumed by feedlot cattle. For instance, some by-product feeds have a …

Learning Center

Learning Center

©2024 Cattlemen’s Board and National Cattlemen’s Association. All videos, articles, factsheets, research summaries and other print materials found on this site are checkoff-funded unless indicated otherwise. Internal links within this website are funded and maintained by the Checkoff.

Cattle : Consider Alternative Feeding …

Cattle : Consider Alternative Feeding …

*This is an excerpt from Cattle in Uncertain Times. In this video, David Russell, an Alabama Extension weed scientist, discusses topics related to spring weed in pastures and hayfields. These topics include integrated pest , spring transition across forage systems, control options, and weed resources.

: Quiz 3 Flashcards | Quizlet

: Quiz 3 Flashcards | Quizlet

Three aspects that make up the economic side of cattle production. Value of , costs per cow, production per cow. Segments of the industry. Seedstock, cow/calf, yearling/stocker, feeders, packers, retailers, consumers. From conception to harvest for cattle is how long. 22 to 30 months.

Manure  Systems in Missouri | MU Extension

Manure Systems in Missouri | MU Extension

Overview. Missouri manure , usually for feedlots rather than for pasture systems, can be classified into four systems: solid, semisolid, slurry and lagoon (liquid), depending on the solids content, which determines the equipment used for collection, transportation and distribution of the manure onto the fields.

FEEDLOT  PRIMER – Ohio State University

FEEDLOT PRIMER – Ohio State University

21Feedlot Managment Primer. Normally, if the score is zero for two consecutive days, increase the feed delivered to cattle by 5-10 percent. If the score is two or more, reduce the feed offered by 5-10 percent. A bunk sheet should have a place for date, pen of cattle, amount of feed delivered and a bunk score.

A ‘smart’ examination to improve livestock  efficiency

A ‘smart’ examination to improve livestock efficiency

March 12, 2024. 5 Min Read. A Texas A&M AgriLife animal nutritionist believes precision livestock — utilizing an extra set of eyes and ears and a little artificial intelligence — can go a long way toward making today’s livestock operations more efficient. Luis Tedeschi, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Research Fellow and Chancellor …

6  in 2019 –  Magazine

6 in 2019 – Magazine

February 6, 2019. 4 Min Read. Chuck Knows is just one of the new programs being introduced by the checkoff in 2019. By Kindra Gordon. The Checkoff program is like yeast in a bread recipe, stated Dodge, Neb. cattle producer Joan Ruskamp during a Checkoff Update session Jan. 31 at the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans.

| The  Site

| The Site

A few things to do are: castrate early, creep feed, low stress wean, and vaccinate to reduce the likelihood of sickness. Understanding the differences between subcutaneous and intramuscular fat deposition and managing animals to continuously deposit intra-muscular fat can improve marbling grades. June 2009.

How colostrum works, why calves need it, and what … – UNL

How colostrum works, why calves need it, and what … – UNL

Colostrum is the first milk produced by the dam. It contains immunoglobulins, specifically IgG which is derived from the dam’s blood serum. This process begins several weeks before calving and peaks around 1-3 days before birth. In addition to IgG, colostrum also contains white blood cells, such as neutrophils and leukocytes, that help …

Slaughter cows and ground  –  Magazine

Slaughter cows and ground – Magazine

The current wholesale price of 50s is $102.84/cwt. A reference formulation of ground consists of a 5:1 ratio of 90s to 50s, that is, five pounds of 90s and one pound of 50 percent lean, producing an 83.3 percent lean ground product. This wholesale ground formulation is currently priced at $299.27/cwt., also a record level.

10  –  Magazine

10 – Magazine

At the top of the opportunity list: “Emphasize ‘systems’ approaches to supply chains and to prescriptive production.”. Seek natural improvement in production, disease prevention and palatability using genetic selection. Ensure is microbiologically and chemically safe. Attract the brightest minds to careers in the industry.

Record Keeping for the  Herd | University of Maryland …

Record Keeping for the Herd | University of Maryland …

There are many different types of records that can be kept on a farm and they usually fall into one of four different categories: health, reproduction, genetics, and performance. The types of records you keep really comes down to the goals and priorities you have for your herd. A producer who sells breeding stock is likely going to place a …

Fundamentals of  – Daniel J. Drake, Ralph L …

Fundamentals of – Daniel J. Drake, Ralph L …

Fundamentals of ManagementVolume 3495 of Publication (University of California (Réseau). Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources)) Authors. Daniel J. Drake, Ralph L. Phillips. Edition.

Cattle Record Keeping Basics – Alabama Cooperative …

Cattle Record Keeping Basics – Alabama Cooperative …

cattle record keeping is a technique and tool to document and analyze precise information for an operation. Different approaches to record keeping can be taken. These include tracking whole herd or individual animals and using written or technology-based methods. The system chosen should be practical in application, provide unique animal …

Back to  … – USDA

Back to … – USDA

The 2022 Oklahoma and Marketing survey is the third iteration of this effort and puts the benchmarking effort on a 5 year interval. The survey was implemented in early 2022 and raw data from NASS should be available to begin analysis by mid-summer 2022.

| HCC / Meat Promotion Wales

| HCC / Meat Promotion Wales

Impact of grazing on cattle and sheep parasites. Making the most of abattoir feedback. Making the Most of Your Cull Cows. Making the Most of Your Suckler Cows. Minimising loss of carcase value. Market opportunities for dairy-bred bull calves. Practical Cattle Nutrition. Profitable Production. Selecting an AI Bull.

CattlePro.com |  Cattle Records  and …

CattlePro.com | Cattle Records and …

cattle records and performance analysis software, developed by cattlemen for cattlemen. software for goat, sheep, and horses. CattlePro™, the Premier Herd software that has been developed and improved for over 23 years, is now available in six editions for both purebred and commercial breeders.

Yes, profitable ranching is possible. Here … –  Magazine

Yes, profitable ranching is possible. Here … – Magazine

Any change will impact people; and, yet, it is people who instigate and implement change. As Stan Parsons and now Dave Pratt have so clearly pointed out in their Ranching for Profit schools, there are three ways to improve profit: Increase turnover. Reduce overheads. Improve gross margin.

Cow calf  Software | Herd  Software

Cow calf Software | Herd Software

Cow calf software helps farmers to track production, performance, & marketing records. Install this herd software now! (210) 721 – 0689 hello@.com

: Smart and Efficient Cattle

: Smart and Efficient Cattle

Cattle plays a pivotal role in ensuring the well-being and productivity of livestock. Amidst the complexities of modern farming practices, emerges as a beacon of simplified cattle software, meticulously designed to streamline operations and enhance profitability for dairy and cattle farmers alike.

Jobs, Employment in Missouri |

Jobs, Employment in Missouri |

This is a unique opportunity for an Operations Trainee to join our team for the new state of the art harvest manufacturing facility in Warren County, Missouri. The Operations Trainee program will provide an extensive training experience surrounding the areas of Safety, Quality, and Business Operations.

VOLUME 8 Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (

VOLUME 8 Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force (

FORCE ( ACCESSIBILITY: This publication is available on the e-Publishing website at www.e-publishing.af.mil for downloading or ordering. RELEASABILITY: There are no releasability restrictions on this publication. OPR: AFCEC/CX Supersedes: AFPAM 10-219, Volume 8, 30 August 2007 Certified by: AF/A7CX (Col Darren P. Gibbs)

Ask IFAS: Cattle – EDIS

Ask IFAS: Cattle – EDIS

, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension outreach is a partnership between state, federal, and county governments to provide scientific knowledge and expertise to the public. The (UF), together with Florida A&M University (FAMU), administers the Florida Cooperative Extension Service.

A Planning Calendar for   Herd Health | Oklahoma …

A Planning Calendar for Herd Health | Oklahoma …

Successful herd health programs should be evaluated on a regular basis for changes in herd and to incorporate new information. quality assurance is of particular importance, and the producer must be a part of the veterinarian-client-patient relationship to ensure violative drug residues and damaging injection site lesions do not …

Cattle  Software | Cattle Record Keeping | CattleMax

Cattle Software | Cattle Record Keeping | CattleMax

Ranch record keeping shouldn’t be hard, messy, complicated, or time consuming. We understand that record keeping can get complicated, that is why we created CattleMax, the all in one record keeping software that houses all of your ranch records in one place. CattleMax is a cloud-based program that allows you to view your ranch records on the go.

Certificate – colbycc.edu

Certificate – colbycc.edu

The certificate is a one-year program defined and approved by the Kansas Board of Regents. Substitution of a course requires permission from the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Students gain experience in cattle handling, animal health, cattle feeding, and feedlot practices.

HERD  SOFTWARE – Midwest MicroSystems LLC

HERD SOFTWARE – Midwest MicroSystems LLC

For over 25 years ® continues to supply computerized cattle herd record keeping tools to the industry. Having launched the first Microsoft Windows compatible cow herd product on the market, we continue that pioneering leadership today. NxGen gives YOU the tools to turn “Systems Thinking” into practical …

Cattle  Software | Performance Livestock Analytics

Cattle Software | Performance Livestock Analytics

INSTANT CATTLE MARKET PRICES AND INSIGHTS. Cattle Krush gives you prices on feeder cattle, live cattle and corn so you can get instant breakevens, profit alerts and financial projections. Performance Livestock Analytics provides cattle software to help producers save time and boost profitability.