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September 2010

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Content Focus: , World Brahman Congress, All American, South Texas Brahman Association Field Day, Bluebonnet Brahman Association Kick-off Classic, ABBA F-1 Field Day.
Distributed at: World Brahman Congress

Published by The Brahman Journal on September 1st, 2010 at 04:09 pm

Proven Sires Create Top Calves, More Dollars

SPICKARD, Mo. — Proven high-accuracy bulls produce calves worth more in the feedlot.

Published by The Brahman Journal on August 13th, 2010 at 09:08 am

Troubleshooting Cattle Reproductive Problems

For a cow-calf operation, good reproductive rates are critical to operational success and profitability. It is generally expected that each breeding age female in the herd produces a healthy calf each year and successfully raises each calf until a planned weaning time. Cows that do not produce [...]

Published by The Brahman Journal on August 13th, 2010 at 09:08 am

Calf Preconditioning: More Than The Right Thing To Do

With greater attention given to beef quality and safety, good animal husbandry practices and preventive health measures have become increasingly important. However, producers don’t have to turn their animal health program upside down to achieve a high-quality product.
“Calf preconditioning is just the right thing to do,” says John [...]

Published by The Brahman Journal on August 13th, 2010 at 09:08 am

Improving Forage Utilization & Performance Of Yearlings Grazing Native Range During Late Summer

Native range forage quality rapidly declines during mid-summer. As a consequence, stocker cattle and replacement heifer gains can fall from performance highs of 2 to 3 lb. per day during spring and early summer, to below one pound per day through the late summer grazing period. From a [...]

Published by The Brahman Journal on August 13th, 2010 at 08:08 am

Beef Board Approves Fiscal Year 2011 Budget

DENVER, Colo. (Aug. 4, 2010) – The Cattlemen’s Beef Board unanimously approved a $40.6 million budget for Fiscal 2011

Published by The Brahman Journal on August 5th, 2010 at 01:08 pm

Young Producer Leaders Help Shape the Future of the Industry

Denver — Members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Young Producers’ Council (YPC) held their biannual business meeting July 30, 2010 during the NCBA Summer Conference. During the meeting, the group discussed initiatives for the 2011 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show to better serve the unique membership needs of young producers between the [...]

Published by The Brahman Journal on August 4th, 2010 at 04:08 pm

The Weather Channel offers new Agricultural Application for farming enthusiasts

Managing your crops isn’t easy, but now there is a new application on Weather.com to help. Weather.com just launched its new website in an effort to help users navigate the site more efficiently.
Weather.com now features customizable local weather applications, including an Agriculture Application where farmers can get their daily forecast with precipitation, and access soil moisture [...]

Published by The Brahman Journal on August 4th, 2010 at 04:08 pm

Cow Death Prompts Call For Emergency Protocol

In response to the tragic July 27 shooting death of a cow at the California State Fair, David Wilson, a veterinarian and the director of the William R. Pritchard Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at the University of California, Davis, is calling for a complete review of animal use and handling procedures for all animals intended [...]

Published by The Brahman Journal on August 4th, 2010 at 03:08 pm

Healthy Heifer: Casuses & Effects Of Dystocia

What is dystocia or a difficult birth? Traditionally, it is any birth that has needed assistance. According to that definition, any unassisted birth was a normal birth, but by the definition an unassisted birth could still result in weak or dead calf at birth. A more modern definition of dystocia would be a birth that [...]

Published by The Brahman Journal on August 4th, 2010 at 02:08 pm
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