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- Beef Cattle Reproduction
- Beef Industry Scholars
- Feedlot Management Internship
- Iowa State University Beef Center
- Genetic Improvement of Feed Efficiency in Beef Cattle
- Bovine Respiratory Complex
- Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium
Learning Modules
Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows
- Body Condition Scoring Your Beef Cow Herd
- A Guide to Condition Scoring Beef Cows
- Using Body Condition Score to Manage the Nutritional Program
Teat and Udder Scoring
Micronutrient Formulation
Corn Stalk Grazing Calculator
Understanding a Nutrient Analysis
Beef Cattle Breeding and Genetics
- Ultrasound Basics; Equipment, Scanning Techniques, Carcass, Anatomy, and Breed Association Paperwork
- Understanding and Using Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs), Selection Indexes, and Gene Marker Information When Selecting Beef Bulls
- Collecting DNA Samples In Beef Cattle
Beef Cow Reproduction
- The Estrous Cycle
- Detection of Standing Estrus in Cattle (PDF 332KB, 4pgs)
- Synchronizing Estrus in Beef Cattle (PDF 1.18MB, 12 pgs)
- Beef Cattle Reproductive Cycle, Estrous Synchronization Protocols
- Management and Assistance at Calving
- Estrous Synchronization Planner
free download from the Iowa Beef Center website with thanks to the Beef Reproduction Task Force
Beef Short Course 2011-2012: Understanding the Numbers
- December 15, 2011
Beef Cattle Numbers and Outlook - December 22, 2011
Forage Sampling & Analysis: What the numbers mean and how to use the numbers - January 12, 2012
Joining DNA and Traditional EPDs: Where are we at and how do we use it - January 19, 2012
Sire Selection: The basics when getting ready to buy your next herd sire
Beef Short Course 2010-2011: Staying competitive in an ever changing beef cow-calf industry
- December 16, 2010:
Animal Identification and Using Ear Tag New Technology as a Management Tool - January 13, 2011:
Working With your Banker in Tough Economic Times: What to Include and How to Get Your Financial Portfolio Ready - January 20, 2011:
Optimum Cow Size: Matching Cow Size and Mild Production and Your Resources. Getting Your Bulls Battery Ready for the Breeding Season - January 27 2011:
Managing Calving Interval and Its Impact on Profit Potential Estrous Synchronization Protocols for Beef Cows and Heifers
Beef Cattle Satellite Short Course 2009-2010
- December 14, 2009:
Protein Supplementation - It's More Than the Impact on the Cow - December 21, 2009:
Herd Biosecurity - Keeping TB and Trich Out of Your Herd - January 11, 2010:
What's the Beef? New Products, Impact of Feeding Distillers on Beef Quality and New Products on the Horizon - January 18, 2010:
Indexes, SNPs, DNA Testing -- Understanding Complicated Genetics and How It Applies To the Cow/calf Producer?
Feedlot Management and Marketing Webinars
- Retained Ownership Decisions: Advantages of Feeding in Nebraska (Dec. 16, 2009)
- Opportunities to Add Value to Your Calf Crop (April 20, 2010)
