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 1. History and Development of the Beef Cattle Industry.  2. World and U.S. Cattle and Beef.  3. Breeds of Cattle.  4. Selecting Beef Cattle.  5. Some Principles of Cattle Genetics.  6. Physiology of Reproduction in Cattle.  7. Sterility and Delayed Breeding in Beef Cattle.  8. Feeding Beef Cattle.  9. Pastures and Ranges. 10. Beef Cattle Management. 11. Buildings and Equipment for Beef Cattle. 12. Beef Cattle Health, Disease Prevention, and Parasite Control. 13. Business Aspects of Beef Production. 14. Fitting, Showing, and Judging Beef Cattle. 15. Marketing and Slaughtering Cattle and Calves. 16. Beef and Veal By-products from Cattle Slaughter. 17. Cattle Raising. 18. The Cattle Farm or Ranch. 19. Feeding and Managing Brood Cows. 20. Bulls. 21. Feeding and Handling Calves. 22. Replacement Heifers. 23. Confinement (Drylot) Beef Cows. 24. Business Aspects of Cow-Calf Production. 25. Stocker (Feeder) Cattle. 26. Modern Cattle Feeding (Finishing). 27. Business Aspects of Cattle Feeding. 28. Feedlot Facilities and Equipment. 29. Kind of Cattle to Feed. 30. Feeding Finishing (Fattening) Cattle. 31. Management of Feedlot Cattle. 32. Feedlot Pollution Control. 33. Cattle Feedlot Health. 34. Pasture Finishing (Fattening). 35. Future of Cattle Finishing (Fattening). 36. Beef Cattle Behavior and Environment. 37. Glossary of Cattle Terms. Appendix.

ISBN-13

9780813430065

ISBN-10

0813430062

Weight

5.84 Pounds

Dimensions

9.00 x 1.75 x 11.50 In

List Price

$119.80

Edition

7th Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

1098 pages

Publisher

Pearson College Div

Published On

1996-09-01



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