Crossbreeding Beef Cattle
Crossbreeding Beef Cattle

Author: Tony J. Cunha

Publisher:

Published: 1963

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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This book contains reports presented by speakers at the Beef Cattle Short Course on Crossbreeding which was held at the University of Florida, April 12-14, 1961. The Short Course was designed to bring together the availabre information on crossbreeding of beef cattle. Accordingly, this book is a summary of what is presently known about this subject. It includes reports from Florida, Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, and other areas where considerable crossbreeding work with Brahman and British breeds is being conducted.

Encyclopedia of Animal Science - (Two-Volume Set)
Encyclopedia of Animal Science - (Two-Volume Set)

Author: Wilson G. Pond

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2018-10-08

Total Pages: 1990

ISBN-13: 1000034267

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PRINT/ONLINE PRICING OPTIONS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT [email protected] Containing case studies that complement material presented in the text, the vast range of this definitive Encyclopediaencompasses animal physiology, animal growth and development, animal behavior, animal reproduction and breeding, alternative approaches to animal maintenance, meat science and muscle biology, farmed animal welfare and bioethics, and food safety. With contributions from top researchers in their discipline, the book addresses new research and advancements in this burgeoning field and provides quick and reader-friendly descriptions of technologies critical to professionals in animal and food science, food production and processing, livestock management, and nutrition.

Breeding Beef Cattle for Unfavorable Environments
Breeding Beef Cattle for Unfavorable Environments

Author: Alfred O. Rhoad

Publisher:

Published: 1955

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13:

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Modern point men: an address of wilcome; Introduction: The impact of science on ranching; The unfavorable environment; Degeneration of the British beef breeds in the tropics and subtropics; Heat tolerance in cattle; The effects of climate on reproduction; Climatic stress in animal health; The effects of low-plane nutrition on production; Soil fertility in relation to production; Breeding range grasses for a difficult environment; Breeding beef cattle for the unfavorable environment; The forest ox, or kouprey, of southeast Asia; Estimates of heritability in a breeding program; Building breeds as a problem in population genetics; The place of crossbreeding and inbreeding; The development and maintenance of high genetic standard; Quality of beef as related to grade and laboratory test; The improvement of indigenous breeds in subtropical environments; Improving indian breeds in Brazil; Procedures used in developing the Santa Gertrudis breed; The interrelation of scientific research and practice; Our one hundred years of ranching - what next?.