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Range Beef Cow Symposium XII |
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| December 3, 4 and 5, 1991 at Fort Collins, Colorado |
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Contents
Industry Issues
A Quality Audit of the Beef IndustryGary Smith, Colorado State University
Consumer Perceptions: the Good, the Bad and the UglyAmy Barr, Good Housekeeping Institute, New York
How Much Fat Can the Different Segments of Our Industry Accept?Bill Mies, Texas A&M University
Biotechnology--Harnessing an Exciting New Tool for Beef ProductionBurke Healey, National Cattlemen's Association & Oklahoma Producer
Genetics
Crossbreeding Systems and the Theory Behind Composite BreedsJim Gosey, University of Nebraska
A Cattleman's View of Different Methods for Utilizing HeterosisSteve Radakovich, Radakovich Cattle Company, Iowa
Characteristics of Diverse Breeds in Cycle IV of the Cattle Germ Plasm Evaluation Program at the U.S. Meat Animal Research CenterLarry Cundiff, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Nebraska
The State of Interbreed EPDsJim Gibb, American Gelbvieh Association, Colorado
Retained Ownership Revisited: Balancing Market Prices and Genetic PotentialJohn Wagner, South Dakota State University
People and Information Management
Avoiding Family Conflicts When Generations Ranch TogetherRon Hanson, University of Nebraska
How Does a Rancher Utilize IRM and HRM--A Producer ViewpointA Producer Viewpoint - Rob Ravenscroft, Nebraska
Range
Taming Blizzards for Animal Protection, Drift Control, and Stock WaterBob Jairell, U.S. Forest Service, Wyoming
Evaluation and Practical Use of Research Results for Developing Grazing StrategiesPat Reece, University of Nebraska
Making Riparian Area Protection a Workable Part of Grazing ManagementQuentin Skinner, University of Wyoming
Nutrition And Reproduction
Protein vs. Grain Supplementation for Cows Grazing Winter RangeDon Adams, University of Nebraska
Increase Profit: Feeding Cows by Body Condition and Production PotentialIvan Rush, University of Nebraska
Exploring Mating Loads for Modern Beef BullsGarth Boyd, Colorado State University
Growth Promoting Implants on Replacement Heifers--A ReviewGene Deutscher, University of Nebraska
Management
Management Strategies for Improving the Rebreeding of the CowJim Kinder, University of Nebraska
Managing Cow-Calf ResourcesBob Taylor, Colorado State University
How Do Resources Influence Time of Calving -- Why We Calve EarlyJohn Price, Price Ranches, Colorado
Matching Cattle Nutrient Requirements to a Ranch's Forage Resource, or Why We Calve Late Gregg Simonds, Deseret Land & Cattle Company, Utah
Economics And Finance
Evaluating the Profitability of the Cowherd: Basics of Financial Record KeepingNorm Dalsted, Colorado State University
Cattle Health
Management of High Nitrate ForagesDoug Hixon, University of Wyoming
Prevention and Control of TrichomoniasisBil Kvasnicka, University of Nevada
If Immunity Fails, Don't Pick On Your Drug Salesman - It May Be NutritionalCheryl Nockels, Colorado State University
Are Your Range Cattle Wormy: Does it Make "Cents" to Deworm?Bill Jolley, University of Wyoming
Early Death Loss in Calves from DiarrheaJohn Thomson, South Dakota State University
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