Beef
General Information
- Getting Started
- Beef Farm Sustainability Checksheet--ATTRA (pdf) Short Version | Long Version
- Cattle Production: Considerations for Pasture-Based Beef and Dairy Producers--ATTRA
- Keeping Herd Health Simple and Make it Fit the Beef Cattle Operation
- Why Vaccinate Adult Beef Cows?
- Biosecurity: Protecting You Health and the Health of your Animals--University of Nebraska-Lincoln
- Determining the Age of Cattle by their Teeth
- Injection Sites and Techniques (Beef Quality Assurance) from Purdue University
- Humane Euthanasia Procedures for Sick, Injured, and/or Debilitated Livestock
- Trimming Hooves
Heard Health
Diseases
- Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis IBR (Red Nose)
- Bovine Viral Diarrhea (BVD)
- Bloat in Cattle
- Blackleg in Cattle
- Control and Treatment of Anaplasmosis in Cattle
- Foot Rot in Cattle
- Brucellosis in Beef Cattle
- Ringworm of Cattle--Purdue University
- Cattle Warts: Bovine Papillomatosis--Purdue University
- Trichomoniasis (Trich)
- Foot and Mouth Disease: What Every Consumer Should Know
Parasites
- External Parasites on Beef Cattle (Includes flies, cattle grubs, lice, mites, mosquitoes, ticks)
- Treating for Internal Parasites of Cattle--Purdue University
- Self Treatment Methods for Livestock-Backrubbers
- Pesticide Safety Around Animals
Management & Husbandry
- Practicing Good Management
- Development and Management of Bulls
- Handbook of Florida Agricultural Laws: Animal Husbandry
- Best Environmental Management Practices: Manure Application Calibration--Purdue University (pdf)
- Best Environmental Management Practices: Manure Nutrient Recycling--Purdue University (pdf)
Nutrition & Feeding
- Feeding the Cow Herd
- Average Nutrient Content and Bulk Price of Byproducts Feeds Commonly Available to Florida Cattle
- Strategies for Cost Effective Supplementation of Beef Cattle
- Effects of Body Condition on Productivity in Beef Cattle
- Water and Its Importance to Animals
Breeding
- Managing Reproduction
- Planning a Breeding Program
- Cowboy Obstetrics: Assisting with Calving--Montana State University
Facilities & Equipment
- Pasture Rental Arrangements for Your Farm--Missouri University (pdf)
- Hay/Grain Storage Plans--Iowa State University
- Framing & Utility Plans--Iowa State University
- Machinery Storage Plans--Iowa State University
- Building & Facility Plans--North Dakota State University
- Pasture Lease
- Farm Building or Livestock Facility Lease
- Cash Farm Lease
- Crop Share or Crop Share/Cash Farm Lease
- Livestock Handling Systems, Cattle Corrals, Stockyards, and Races
- Paddock Design, Fencing, and Water Systems for Controlled Grazing--ATTRA (pdf)
Economics & Budgets
Marketing
- Return to Livestock
