Frank H Baker

Beef Cattle Science Handbook, Vol. 20

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This handbook is based on presentations made at the International Stockmen's School, January 8-13, 1984. It includes papers on beef cattle genetics and selection; general anatomy and physiology; reproduction; behavior and animal welfare; feeds and nutrition; and health, diseases, and parasites.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 826
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 42mm
• Gewicht: 1084g
• ISBN-13: 9780367165192
• ISBN-10: 0367165198
• Artikelnr.: 71939681

Autorenporträt

Frank H. Baker, director of the International Stockmen's School at Winrock International, is also program officer of the National Program. An animal production and nutrition specialist, Dr. Baker has served as dean of the School of Agriculture at Oklahoma State University, president of the American Society of Animal Science, president of the Council on Agricultural Science and Technology, and executive secretary of the National Beef Improvement Federation. Mason E. Miller is communications officer at Winrock International. A communications specialist, Dr. Miller served as communication scientist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture; taught, conducted research, and developed agricultural communications training programs at Washington State University and Michigan State University; and produced Informational and educational materials using a wide variety of media and methods for many different audiences, including livestock producers.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Global and National Issues 1. Applying Agricultural Science and
Technology to World Hunger Problems 2. Future Agricultural Policy
Considerations that will Influence Livestock Producers 3. Effective Ways
for Livestock Producers to Influence the Policymaking Process: Practical
Politics 4. The Food Animal Residue Issue: Implications for Producers 5.
Facing the Facts in Getting Started as a Livestock Producer Part 2: Energy
Sources and Animal Wastes 6. Photovoltaic Solar Power for Small Farm and
Ranch Use 7. Anaerobic Digestion of Beef and Dairy Manure for Energy and
Feed Production 8. Utilization of Cattle Manure for Fertilizer Part 3:
Information Channels and Institutional Structures 9. Finding and Using
Problem-solving Technology and Information in Livestock Production 10.
Integrated Management: The Delivery Method for the Future 11. The
University Farm: What Is Its Role in Animal Agriculture and How Do We
Support It? Part 4: Range, Grass, and Forage 12. The Nature and Extent of
Grazing Lands in the United States 13. What Is Good Range Management? 14.
Livestock Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: Pastoralists Caught in a
Fragile Environment 15. Strategies and Techniques for Production of
Wildlife and Livestock on Western Rangelands 16. Using Improved Grasses
Profitably 17. Our Experiences with Using Legumes Profitably 18. Controlled
Grazing and Power Fence® Part 5: New Frontiers in Biology 19. Genetic
Engineering and Commercial Livestock Production 20. The Potential of In
Vitro Fertilization to the Livestock Industry 21. Embryo Transfer,
Microsurgery, and Frozen Embryo Banks in the Cattle Industry 22. The Coming
Technological Explosion in Beef Production Part 6: Genetics and Selection:
General Perspective 23. The Reformation of the Bull 24. Genetics and Beef
Cattle Breeding Strategies 25. Manipulation of Growth and Carcass
Composition of Cattle 26. Animal Genetic Resources and World Food
Production Part 7: Genetics and Selection for the Tropics and Subtropics
27. Improvement of the Productivity of the Domestic Buffalo in Southeast
Asia 28. Genetic Attributes Required for Efficient Cattle Production in the
Tropics 29. Heterosis: Causes and Uses in Beef Cattle Breeding in Tropical
Areas 30. Genetic Improvement of Tropical Cattle 31. Selection of Cattle
for Hot Climates 32. Brahmans and Their Influence on Beef Production in the
United States 33. Concepts of Cattle Breeding in Subtropical and Tropical
Climates Part 8: Genetics and Selection: African Perspectives 34. Cattle
Breeding in Tropical Africa 35. Africander, Tswana, and Tuli Cattle of
Southern Africa: Breed Characterization Separates Fact From Fiction 36.
Crossbreeding Indigenous East African Cattle With American Angus and Red
Poll 37. Trypanotolerant N'Dama and West African Shorthorn Cattle 38. The
Changing Beef Breed Scene: Adaptability and Functional Efficiency 39. The
Changing Beef Breed Scene: Growth Rate and Fertility 40. Feed Levels,
Fertility, and Reproductive Problems in Cattle Part 9: Genetics and
Selection: Application in the United States 41. What is Next in Beef
Breeding? 42. Records in Herd Improvement and Merchandising 43. Sire
Evaluation for the Beef Cattle Industry 44. Development and Utilization of
a Beef Cattle Germ Plasm Composite 45. Linear Measurements and Their Value
to Cattlemen 46. Beef Cattle Selection Opportunities for Net Merit 47.
Comparison of the Economics and Performance of "Auction Barn" Versus
Performance-Selected Angus Females in the Production of Brahman x Angus F1
Cattle Part 10: Reproduction 48. Stages of the Birth Process and Causes of
Dystocia in Cattle 49. Correction of Dystocia Problems in Cattle 50.
Estrous Cycle Management of Dairy Cattle Using Lutalyse® Sterile Solution
(PGF2a) 51. Beef Cattle Reproduction and Management 52. Making Effective
Use of Syncro-Mate-B 53. Management of Artificial Insemination Based on
Twenty-one Heat Detection Signs 54. Application of Acupuncture in Treatment
of Animal Infertility Part 11: Cowherd Management and Cow Efficiency 55.
Marketing of Crop Residues Through a Beef Cow Herd 56. Pounds Versus
Profits: Size and Milk in Beef Cows 57. Cattle Use for Profitable Resource
Management in Humid Climates 58. Herd Management for Optimum Efficiency 59.
Fitting Cow Size and Efficiency to Feed Supply 60. Reducing Risk in
Ranching Part 12: Health and Veterinary Medicine 61. Genetic Engineering of
Animal Vaccines 62. Foreign Animal Diseases of Concern to U.S. Stockmen 63.
Artificial Insemination, Fertilized Ova, and Disease Transmission 64.
Residual Viruses in Animal Products and By-products 65. Ethylenediamine
Dihydriodide (EDDI) 66. Advances in Control of Bovine Babesiosis (Texas
Fever) 67. Control of Cattle Schistosomiasis in China Part 13: Management
for Growing-Finishing Cattle 68. Preconditioning: A Cattleman's
Responsibility 69. Stress and Its Effects on Cattle 70. Coccidiostats for
Stressed Cattle 71. Backgrounding Beef Cattle 72. Do Intact Males Fit the
Profitability Needs of Commercial Beef Producers? 73. Bulls for Beef 74.
Chemical Castration: A Boon to Cattlemen 75. Double Muscling: More and
Better Beef Part 14: Handling Transportation and Marketing 76. Livestock
Behavior and Psychology as Related to Handling and Welfare 77.
Transportation of Cattle by Truck and Rail Temple Grandin 78. Management of
Stocker-Feeder Cattle During the Marketing Process 79. Winter Weather,
Cattle Performance, and Cattle Markets 80. Using Technical Price Analysis
Methods to Aid in Hedging Decisions 81. Use of Futures Markets in Feedlot
Management Part 15: Computer Technology 82. Microcomputer Usage in
Agriculture 83. Computerized Records and Decision Making 84. AGNET and
Other Computer Information Sources 85. Application of Microcomputers in the
Management of a Beef Cow Operation 86. Facts for Cattle Feeders: Computer
and Otherwise Part 16: Nutrition Feeding and Growth Promotants 87. New
Methods for Calculating Ruminant Protein Needs 88. Mineral Nutrition of
Beef Cattle on Acid Infertile Soils of Tropical Regions in Latin America
89. Ionophores: New Findings on Performance, Bloat, and Acidosis 90. New
Implant Strategies 91. RALGRO®: An Anabolic Agent to Increase Meat
Production Worldwide 92. Grain Processing: Alternatives to High Energy
Methods 93. Understanding the Value of Beef Produced Part 17: Meat and Meat
Cookery 94. The Contribution of Red Meat to the American Diet, Part I 95.
The Contribution of Red Meat to the American Diet, Part II 96. Outdoor Meat
Cookery for Small and Large Groups 97. Cooking Meat for Maximum Eating
Quality 98. Meat Palatability as Affected by Nutrition of Animals Part 18:
Industry Trends, Economics, and Outlook 99. Future Opportunities in the
Beef Cattle Industry 100. A Farmer's Observations of Washington 101.
Production Cost Comparisons Among Beef, Pork, and Chicken 102. The Changing
Profitability and Efficiency of High Plains and Corn Belt Feedlots 103.
Beef Exports and Imports: Current Situation and Outlook 104. Economic
Outlook for the Livestock Industry