Storey's guide to raising beef cattle
Overview: Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle is the go-to reference for new and experienced cattle ranchers, providing expert advice on everything from breed selection, calving, feeding, and housing, to humane handling and slaughter practices. The 3rd edition, now with 125,000 copies in print contains new and expanded features: Up-to-the-minute coverage of diseases and vaccination options; Complete information on raising grass-fed animals; How to identify and deal with toxic pasture plants.
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- Full title :Storey's guide to raising beef cattle / Heather Smith Thomas ; foreword by Baxter Black.
Summary
Overview: Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle is the go-to reference for new and experienced cattle ranchers, providing expert advice on everything from breed selection, calving, feeding, and housing, to humane handling and slaughter practices. The 3rd edition, now with 125,000 copies in print contains new and expanded features: Up-to-the-minute coverage of diseases and vaccination options; Complete information on raising grass-fed animals; How to identify and deal with toxic pasture plants.
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- Publication Date:©2009.
- Edition:[New ed.]
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Storey Pub
- Place of Publication:North Adams, MA
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2009.
Notes
Originally published as: Guide to raising beef cattle, ©1998.
The Physical Object
- Description:x, 340 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781603424554, 1603424555, 9781603424547, 1603424547
- oclc:ocn317824660
- LC Classification:SF207
- Dewey Decimal:636.2/13
Table of Contents
Breeds and genetics: an overview -- Handling and behavior of beef cattle -- Issues in buying and selling -- General guidelines for raising beef cattle -- Pasture, fencing, and facilities -- Feeding cattle -- Keeping cattle healthy -- Growing and breeding heifers -- Care of the pregnant cow -- Calving -- Care of the newborn calf -- Calf health -- Weaning the calves -- Rebreeding.
Foreword / Baxter Black, DVM -- 1: Breeds And Genetics: An Overview -- Choosing beef cattle -- Breeds and types of beef cattle -- Which type is best? -- Inheritance of traits -- Crossbreeding and hybrid vigor -- Selecting for certain characteristics -- 2: Handling And Behavior Of Beef Cattle -- Basic cow psychology -- Grazing behavior -- Training cattle -- Moving cattle -- Avoiding injury -- 3: Issues In Buying And Selling -- Buying a weaned calf to raise for beef -- Buying calves at auction -- Buying from a farmer -- Buying a heifer -- What makes a good beef cow? -- Buying pregnant heifers or cows -- Buying open yearlings -- Marketing cattle -- Dealing with shrink -- Getting cattle ready for market -- 4: General Guidelines For Raising Beef Cattle -- Understanding your calf's behavior -- Care for the wean…
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