Beef Cattle Production
- Cow-calf, Bull and Heifer Nutrition and Management
- Breeding, Genetics & Reproduction
- Backgrounding, Yearling and Feedlot Nutrition and Management
- Forage, Pasture & Range Management
- By-Product Feeds
- Beef Forage Crops Systems
- Herd Health
- Beef Product and Quality Assurance
- Marketing and Livestock Budgets
- Drought
Additional University of Nebraska Beef Cattle Resources
Drought Management PlanningDrought is a common occurrence in Nebraska. Drought can be a management challenge for beef producers. The new Drought section is designed to help you design a drought management plan and to provide ideas to consider before and during a drought. A link to the Drought section has been added in the menu to the left as the last item in the Beef Cattle Production portion. Learn more. Poisonous Range and Pasture Plants(May 2012) Compared to many other states, Nebraska livestock producers are generally fortunate in having fewer poisonous plant problems. However, each year there are cases where animal death can be positively attributed to plant poisoning and others where it is suspected. A key to preventing losses from poisonous plants is identification of those plants and conditions or management practices that might increase the risk. Learn more. Controlling Flies on Pastured Cattle(May 2012) With record setting temperatures this spring insects are making an earlier appearance this year. Horn flies, face flies and even stable flies have been observed on grazing animals recently. Normally we do not think about livestock pest control this early in spring, but this year appears to be different. As livestock producers ponder when to send cattle to pasture another consideration is what livestock pest control options are available for this summer. Livestock pest control should be viewed as having a positive economic impact on your livestock operation. Learn more. Fourth Case of BSE in United States(April 2012) On April 24, 2012 the USDA identified a Dairy Cow in California as the fourth case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) discovered in the United States. UNL Extension Meat Scientist, Dennis Burson, and Extension Veterinarian, David Smith, discuss the safeguards currently in place for preventing BSE positive animals from entering the food supply. Learn more. 2011 Range Beef Cow Symposium Reports(April 2012) The Range Beef Cow Symposium has the reputation of being one of the outstanding symposia in the United States. The reports from the 2011 Symposium held in November in Mitchell, Nebraska are now available in the Reports and Proceedings section. Many of the articles are research updates written by experts and scientists with national reputations. Learn more. 2012 Beef Feedlot Roundtable Recordings(April 2012) The 2012 Beef Feedlot Roundtable, co-sponsored by the University of Nebraska - Lincoln Extension and Iowa State University Extension, was held in February. The sessions were recorded using Adobe Connect and are now available in the Beef Webinars section. Learn more. Upcoming Beef WebinarVitamins and Minerals for Beef Cows Recent Producer Question(May 15, 2012) I would like to know how I can determine when my heifer is in heat? And, if any symptoms what are they? Learn more. | Additional Beef Cattle Resources
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