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Tri-State
Stocker Conference Planned for August 6-7, 2008
- There a number of areas of risk involved
in the stocker business. These include but are not limited to
price risk for calves bought at lightweights and sold at heavier
weights, price risk for feed or feed ingredients, and health risk
on newly purchased calves. The Tri-State Stocker Conference has
been planned to offer information to assist stocker operators
in managing some of these risks. Learn
more
- There a number of areas of risk involved
in the stocker business. These include but are not limited to
price risk for calves bought at lightweights and sold at heavier
weights, price risk for feed or feed ingredients, and health risk
on newly purchased calves. The Tri-State Stocker Conference has
been planned to offer information to assist stocker operators
in managing some of these risks. Learn
more
- Managing
Incoming Stocker Calves
- One of the most important health events
in the lives of weaned calves is their movement to a new home
and their handling for the first 3 to 5 weeks thereafter. Exposure
to germs and stress make disease more likely to occur. Handling
programs for calves (especially those that have not been through
a preweaning program) should be designed to reduce stress, decrease
exposure to germs and increase the calf’s immunity to those
important disease-causing bacteria and viruses. Learn
more
- One of the most important health events
in the lives of weaned calves is their movement to a new home
and their handling for the first 3 to 5 weeks thereafter. Exposure
to germs and stress make disease more likely to occur. Handling
programs for calves (especially those that have not been through
a preweaning program) should be designed to reduce stress, decrease
exposure to germs and increase the calf’s immunity to those
important disease-causing bacteria and viruses. Learn
more
- Tennessee
Beef Budgets: A Systems Approach to Beef Production - This file
contains the complete publication with all the budgets listed below.
Updated 2007.
- Backgrounding
- Cow/Calf
- Finishing
- Dr.
Jim Neel's Cow-Calf Management Suggestions
- Each month Dr. Jim Neel, Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, suggests some timely management practices that would be appropriate for Tennessee cow-calf producers to apply during the month. There are suggestions for both late winter-early spring calving herds and late fall-early winter calving herds. There is a section that covers practices for both groups.
- Learn more about the National Animal Identification
System (NAIS)
- USDA NAIS website
- Questions and Answers: National Animal Identification System
- Animal
Identification: What Does It Mean To The Cattle Industry?
- Presentation by Emmit L. Rawls and Tammy L. McKinley
- Presentation by Emmit L. Rawls and Tammy L. McKinley
-
Livestock Marketing Information Center's U.S. Cattle Identification Systems Fact Sheets Available on Web
- U.S. CATTLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS:
Risk Management and Market Opportunities is a planned collection
of fact sheets, developed by authors with national expertise
in the subject area. Materials were developed during the summer
of 2004 and published in October. Learn
more
- U.S. CATTLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS:
Risk Management and Market Opportunities is a planned collection
of fact sheets, developed by authors with national expertise
in the subject area. Materials were developed during the summer
of 2004 and published in October. Learn
more
-
For information from the USDA on BSE and the current surveillance plan.
-
Non-Ambulatory (Downer) Animals: Frequently Asked Questions
- As a result of recent ruling by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, non-ambulatory (downer) cattle will no longer be allowed into the food supply. This publication has been compiled to help producers learn more about their options when handling this type of animal.
- Procedures for Humane Euthanasia: Humane Euthanasia of Sick, Injured, and/or Debilitated Livestock (by J.K. Shearer, DVM, MS and P. Nicoletti, DVM, MS, The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine)
- Statewide
Demonstrations Launched
- Demonstration to measure the impact of improved genetics and health/management practices on the market value of Tennessee feeder cattle launched on 17 farms in 16 counties across the state.
-
Common Sense Biosecurity Practices for Livestock Producers
- How
Vaccines Work; Why Vaccines Fail
- Presentation
given by Dr. Fred Hopkins, Professor of Veterinary Medicine.
- Presentation
given by Dr. Fred Hopkins, Professor of Veterinary Medicine.
- Can
you afford to wean and feed your calves?
- "It
doesn't pay to wean my calves before selling them." Ever
heard someone say that? Ever said that yourself? Most beef producers
in our state believe they will not make money by weaning their
calves and feeding them for a period before time to sell. Demonstrations
were conducted in five East Tennessee counties to show that it
can pay to wean your calves and feed them for 45 days prior to
selling. Learn
more.
- "It
doesn't pay to wean my calves before selling them." Ever
heard someone say that? Ever said that yourself? Most beef producers
in our state believe they will not make money by weaning their
calves and feeding them for a period before time to sell. Demonstrations
were conducted in five East Tennessee counties to show that it
can pay to wean your calves and feed them for 45 days prior to
selling. Learn
more.
- Can
you afford to wean and feed your calves? - Dyer County
- "It doesn't pay to wean my calves before selling them." Ever heard someone say that? Ever said that yourself? Most beef producers in our state believe they will not make money by weaning their calves and feeding them for a period before time to sell. A demonstration was conducted in Dyer County to show that it can pay to wean your calves and feed them for 45 days prior to selling. Learn more.
- Feeder
Cattle Health Management Programs Comparison
- Comparison
of health management programs in which Tennessee feeder cattle
have been or are currently enrolled. View a chart
comparing the requirements for these programs and the article
discussing them by Dr. Richard Daugherty, DVM
- Comparison
of health management programs in which Tennessee feeder cattle
have been or are currently enrolled. View a chart
comparing the requirements for these programs and the article
discussing them by Dr. Richard Daugherty, DVM
- Beef
Quality Assurance
- Learn
more about this program and how you can become BQA certified.
- Learn
more about this program and how you can become BQA certified.
- Castrating
Beef Calves
- Fred
M. Hopkins, Clyde D. Lane, and Warren Gill
- Fred
M. Hopkins, Clyde D. Lane, and Warren Gill
- Dehorning
Calves
- Fred
M. Hopkins, James B. Neel, and F. David Kirkpatrick
- Fred
M. Hopkins, James B. Neel, and F. David Kirkpatrick
- Alternative
Livestock Watering Systems
- Robert
T. Burns and Michael J. Buschermohle
- Robert
T. Burns and Michael J. Buschermohle
- Planning
and Building Fences on the Farm
- Michael
J. Buschermohle, James B. Wills, W. Warren Gill, and Clyde D.
Lane
- Michael
J. Buschermohle, James B. Wills, W. Warren Gill, and Clyde D.
Lane
- Temporary
Fencing for Rotational Grazing
- Michael
J. Buschermohle
- Michael
J. Buschermohle
- Poisonous
Plants
- Learn more about plants that are toxic to animals at the University of Pennsylvania's Poisonous Plants website and the University of Illinois, Veterinary Medicine Library's database of toxic plants.
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Tennessee Beef Cattle Improvement Initiative