Seventh Edition
by M. E. Ensminger
Beef Cattle Science will give the entire beef team a big assist in taking the high road.
Contents
Part I: General Beef Cattle
- History and Development of the Beef Cattle Industry
- World and U. S. Cattle and Beef
- Breeds of Cattle
- Selecting Beef Cattle
- Some Principles of Cattle Genetics
- Physiology of Reproduction in Cattle
- Sterility and Delayed Breeding in Beef Cattle
- Feeding Beef Cattle
- Pastures and Ranges
- Beef Cattle Management
- Buildings and Equipment for Beef Cattle
- Beef Cattle Health, Disease Prevention, and Parasite Control
- Business Aspects of Beef Production
- Fitting, Showing, and Judging Beef Cattle
- Marketing and Slaughtering Cattle and Calves
- Beef and Veal, and By-products from Cattle Slaughter
Part II: Cow-Calf System; Stockers
- Cattle Raising
- The Cattle Farm or Ranch
- Feeding and Managing Brood Cows
- Bulls
- Feeding and Handling Calves
- Replacement Heifers
- Confinement (Drylot) Beef Cows
- Business Aspects of Cow-Calf Production
- Stocker (Feeder) Cattle
Part III: Cattle Feedlots; Pasture Finishing
- Modern Cattle Feeding (Finishing)
- Business Aspects of Cattle Feeding
- Feedlot Facilities and Equipment
- Kind of Cattle to Feed
- Feeding Finishing (Fattening) Cattle
- Management of Feedlot Cattle
- Feedlot Pollution Control
- Cattle Feedlot Health
- Pasture Finishing (Fattening)
- Future of Cattle Finishing (Fattening)
Part IV: Behavior & Environment/Glossary
- Beef Cattle Behavior and Environment
- Glossary of Cattle Terms
Appendices
- Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle
- Composition of Feeds
- Animal Units
- Weights and Measures
- Estimating Beef Cattle Weights from Heart Girth Measurements
- Gestation Table
- Breed Registry Associations and Breed Magazines
- U.S. State Colleges of Agriculture and Canadian Provincial Universities
Index
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