Information Resources on the Care and Welfare of Beef Cattle

Information Resources on the Care and Welfare of Beef Cattle

Author: Cynthia Petrie Smith

Publisher:

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13:

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One of the main animal welfare concerns in beef cattle production is that of pain and distress. Dehorning, castration, and branding are husbandry procedures which can cause pain and discomfort. Less acute but still distressful are those issues related to the animal environment. Extreme natural conditions can result in cattle that are heat and/or cold stressed. Drought and the resulting overstocking for available feed resources can also reduce body fatness. These are important welfare issues in modern beef production. The following bibliography explores these issues and more and should provide a useful resource for scientists, veterinarians, extension specialists, students, and others.


Beef Heifer Development, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice

Beef Heifer Development, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice

Author: David J Patterson

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2013-12-28

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 032326137X

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The latest information on heifer development in beef cattle for the food animal practitioner! Topics include rebuilding the US cowherd, physiology and endocrinology of puberty, nutritional development and the target weight debate, long-term reproductive health, effect of prenatal programming on development, economics of development, synchronization of estrus and ovulation, post breeding heifer management, management strategies for adding value to heifers, and more!