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Grazing On The Arizona Strip: Catchment History And Repair, Melanie Heaton
Grazing On The Arizona Strip: Catchment History And Repair, Melanie Heaton
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Water, not forage, is the limiting factor for wildlife and livestock grazing the Arizona Strip, a nearly 3-million-acre piece of land located north of the Grand Canyon and south of the Utah border. Since springs and groundwater are rare or absent, harvesting of natural precipitation is the main source of water for animals. Catchment systems, which capture precipitation on a sloped rubber apron and contain it in a large tank or lined pond, are used by government agencies and grazing permittees to efficiently provide water for wildlife and livestock. As catchments reach the end of their useful lives, tank replacement …
Market Goat Nutrition - Quick Tips, Joshua Dallin, Cody Zesiger
Market Goat Nutrition - Quick Tips, Joshua Dallin, Cody Zesiger
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This fact sheet offers quick tips for goat nutrition.
Market Steer Nutrition - Quick Tips, Joshua Dallin, Cody Zesiger
Market Steer Nutrition - Quick Tips, Joshua Dallin, Cody Zesiger
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This fact sheet offers quick tips for market steer nutrition.
Market Lamb Nutrition - Quick Tips, Joshua Dallin, Cody Zesiger
Market Lamb Nutrition - Quick Tips, Joshua Dallin, Cody Zesiger
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This fact sheet offers quick tips for market lamb nutrition.
Ruminant Bloat, Austin Sears, Kerry A. Rood
Ruminant Bloat, Austin Sears, Kerry A. Rood
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This fact sheet describes bloat, a non-infectious disease common among the ruminant species, including types and clinical signs, prevention, and treatment.
User Guide For The 4-H Livestock Weight Calculators, Cody Zesiger, Joshua Dallin, Matthew D. Garcia, Nicole Reed
User Guide For The 4-H Livestock Weight Calculators, Cody Zesiger, Joshua Dallin, Matthew D. Garcia, Nicole Reed
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This fact sheet is a user's guide for the 4-H livestock weight calculators.
Intermountain Beef Cow/Calf Management Calendar, C. Kim Chapman, Matthew D. Garcia, Ryan Larsen, Kerry A. Rood
Intermountain Beef Cow/Calf Management Calendar, C. Kim Chapman, Matthew D. Garcia, Ryan Larsen, Kerry A. Rood
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This calendar gives beef cow/calf management tips for nutrition, animal health, finance, and public lands information for each month of the year.
Colostrum: The First Meal, Sara Menchu, Allen Young
Colostrum: The First Meal, Sara Menchu, Allen Young
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The first milk produced after calving is known as colostrum. It is important for calves to consume adequate amounts of colostrum as soon as possible, and this fact sheet tells why, including its quality and quantity.
Applying Principles Of Crossbreeding To Maximize Hybrid Vigor, Matthew D. Garcia, C. Kim Chapman, Deric Despain
Applying Principles Of Crossbreeding To Maximize Hybrid Vigor, Matthew D. Garcia, C. Kim Chapman, Deric Despain
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This fact sheet explains how crossbreeding can be a powerful tool to improve the productivity and profitability of a beef cattle operation when it is used correctly.
Raising Replacement Ewes For Dairy Sheep Production, Jacob Hadfield, Allen Young
Raising Replacement Ewes For Dairy Sheep Production, Jacob Hadfield, Allen Young
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This fact sheet explains how producers who are seeking more milk production yield, along with more economic value from their replacements can do these three different ways: a) manage replacement rate; b) improve nutrition; and c) optimize reproduction.
Medication Darts Are Gaining In Popularity - Do They Affect Meat Quality? Are There Risks?, David J. Wilson, Kerry A. Rood
Medication Darts Are Gaining In Popularity - Do They Affect Meat Quality? Are There Risks?, David J. Wilson, Kerry A. Rood
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Livestock, such as beef cattle or post-weaned dairy cattle that are not yet milking, are often relatively “tame” (sometimes the term tame may not apply very well) and can be readily approached within a few feet. However, without adequate restraint facilities or enough personnel, actually treating the livestock is often difficult and can become frustrating and dangerous to people and animals. A solution to this problem, which is being rapidly and increasingly adopted, is the use of medication darts. Nevertheless, many in the cattle industry are raising some concerns. What are some of the characteristics of medication darts? Is there …
Proper Care And Management Of Common Health Concerns With 4-H Goat Projects, Karah Nay, Deric Despain
Proper Care And Management Of Common Health Concerns With 4-H Goat Projects, Karah Nay, Deric Despain
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The purpose of this fact sheet is to give youth and their parents a basic guide of what signs and symptoms to watch for to prevent illness or death. It includes instructions on how to take vitals, how to assist the veterinarian when called, the compiling of materials for a first aid kit, proper antibiotic administration, vaccinations, and preventive practices that the youth can implement while caring for their animal.
Market Goats: Tips For Beginning A Livestock Project, Deric Despain, Karah Nay, Kevin Heaton
Market Goats: Tips For Beginning A Livestock Project, Deric Despain, Karah Nay, Kevin Heaton
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The purpose of this fact sheet is to provide several tips for beginning a market goat 4-H youth livestock project. 4-H market goat projects are gaining popularity, as seen by the increased level of competition and 4-H livestock shows.
Environmental And Animal Benefits When Beef Cattle Consume Condensed And Hydrolysable Tannins, Elizabeth K. Stewart, Juan J. Villalba, Kerry A. Rood
Environmental And Animal Benefits When Beef Cattle Consume Condensed And Hydrolysable Tannins, Elizabeth K. Stewart, Juan J. Villalba, Kerry A. Rood
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This fact sheet describes the environmental and animal benefits when cattle consume condensed and hydrolysable tannins, and includes producer concerns.
Jr. Livestock Show: "Market Goats", Deric Despain, Karah Nay, Kevin Heaton
Jr. Livestock Show: "Market Goats", Deric Despain, Karah Nay, Kevin Heaton
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This fact sheet gives information for junior livestock show goats.It includes information of market goat breeds, selecting goats, traits for selection, structure and confirmation, and tips for showing goats.
Caring For Horses In Cold Weather, Karl Hoopes
Caring For Horses In Cold Weather, Karl Hoopes
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This fact sheet gives tips for providing a suitable environment for horses to live outside in the winter and remain comfortable and healthy,
Collection Of Biological Material For Commercial Genomic Testing In Beef, Matthew D. Garcia, Kevin Heaton, Linden Greenhalgh
Collection Of Biological Material For Commercial Genomic Testing In Beef, Matthew D. Garcia, Kevin Heaton, Linden Greenhalgh
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This fact sheet describes collecting biological material for commercial genomic testing of beef cattle. It includes a description of materials needed, methods of collecting including blood, ear notching, or tissue collection, and how to ship and store samples.
Understanding The Semen Evaluation Portion Of The Breeding Soundness Evaluation, C. Kim Chapman, Kerry A. Rood
Understanding The Semen Evaluation Portion Of The Breeding Soundness Evaluation, C. Kim Chapman, Kerry A. Rood
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This fact sheet explains the semen examination section of the bull breeding soundness evaluation form. It indicates what each category on the form is, why it is important, and what the requirements are for a bull to be considered a satisfactory breeder.
Genetic Testing For Defects And Performance Measures In Junior Livestock Show Hogs, Kevin Heaton, Kelby Howard, Joshua Dallin
Genetic Testing For Defects And Performance Measures In Junior Livestock Show Hogs, Kevin Heaton, Kelby Howard, Joshua Dallin
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This fact sheet describes the sampling, testing, and the genetic test results from the 2015 Kane and Garfield County junior livestock market show hogs.
Dna Testing Of Junior Livestock Show Lambs, Kevin Heaton, Joshua Dallin, Kelby Howard
Dna Testing Of Junior Livestock Show Lambs, Kevin Heaton, Joshua Dallin, Kelby Howard
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This fact sheet describes how youth livestock programs can benefit from the knowledge and application of genetic testing.
Livestock Grazing On The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument: The Historical And Cultural Importance To The Region, Kevin Heaton, Gil Miller
Livestock Grazing On The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument: The Historical And Cultural Importance To The Region, Kevin Heaton, Gil Miller
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The results of a survey of GSENM permit holders document that livestock grazing has influenced the history and culture of Kane and Garfield Counties of Utah, and any reduction or elimination of grazing would directly affect the history and culture of the GSENM region.
Livestock Grazing On The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument: Its Importance To The Local Economy, Gil Miller, Kevin Heaton
Livestock Grazing On The Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument: Its Importance To The Local Economy, Gil Miller, Kevin Heaton
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Livestock grazing on the GSENM provides significant economic benefits to Garfield and Kane Counties. If all Active and Suspended AUMs were utilized, there would be increased economic benefit. If ranching on the GSENM were lost, the economic sustainability in the Garfield-Kane Economic Region would be greatly reduced.
Integrating Teff Into Livestock Operations, Allen Young, Earl Creech, Dale Zobell, Clark Israelsen, Jong-Su Eun
Integrating Teff Into Livestock Operations, Allen Young, Earl Creech, Dale Zobell, Clark Israelsen, Jong-Su Eun
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This fact sheet describes teff, a relatively new forage crop that is attracting interest. Teff can be harvested multiple times during a growing season, used as emergency forage, has potential for double cropping and grazing.
Training Livestock To Avoid Specific Forage, Beth Burritt, Morgan Doran, Matt Stevenson
Training Livestock To Avoid Specific Forage, Beth Burritt, Morgan Doran, Matt Stevenson
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This fact sheet provides the basics of aversion training for livestock.
Practical Reproduction Strategies For Utah Beef Ranches, Kevin Heaton, Trent Wilde, Mark Nelson, Dale Zobell
Practical Reproduction Strategies For Utah Beef Ranches, Kevin Heaton, Trent Wilde, Mark Nelson, Dale Zobell
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This fact sheet identifies opportunities for beef cattle producers to improve herd reproduction.
Training Livestock To Leave Streams And Use Uplands, Usu Extension
Training Livestock To Leave Streams And Use Uplands, Usu Extension
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Cattle can damage streams and surrounding vegetation—riparian areas—by breaking down banks decreasing water quality, and reducing wildlife living in the stream and on the land.
Teaching Risk Management Principles To Livestock Producers Through Production-Oriented Workshops, C Kim Chapman
Teaching Risk Management Principles To Livestock Producers Through Production-Oriented Workshops, C Kim Chapman
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This bulletin explains how to effectively marry risk management education, which producers do not have a natural affinity for, and production-oriented education, which is usually very popular with producers. The Beehive Master Beef Manager Program is used as a model.
Watch The Drinking Water Quality Of Calves Reared In Individual Hutches, R. D. Wiedmeier
Watch The Drinking Water Quality Of Calves Reared In Individual Hutches, R. D. Wiedmeier
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Those involved in livestock production have often observed the relationship between drinking water intake, dry matter intake and performance.
Raising A Bucket Calf, Robert Pate
Raising A Bucket Calf, Robert Pate
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The 4-H Bucket Calf Project is designed for youth up through the summer of their 8th grade year.
Basic Show Steer Feeding And Care, Darrell Rothlisberger
Basic Show Steer Feeding And Care, Darrell Rothlisberger
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The junior livestock program is a unique opportunity to use live animals to help youth develop. Youth learn something about agriculture and livestock production and develop an appreciation for the livestock industry.