Production - Management

Budgets
On-Farm Demonstrations
Publications and Presentations
Other Management Resources

Budgets

Tennessee Beef Budgets: A Systems Approach to Beef Production

Backgrounding

Cow/Calf

30 Cow Herd

Finishing

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On-Farm Demonstrations

Preconditioning Demonstration in Roane County
On-farm demonstration to compare two levels of feeding by-product feed during preconditioning period. Presentation by Dr. Emmit L. Rawls, Livestock Marketing Specialist, and Dr. Jim Neel, Beef Cattle Specialist.

Improved Genetics Demonstrations - on farm demonstrations 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.

Informational Flyer
UT Genetic Improvement Demonstrations - proceedings paper for 2005 Beef and Forage Field Day

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. 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.
Can you afford to wean and feed your calves? - Dyer County

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Publications and Presentations

Preconditioning: Does the Month, Sex, Weight and Length of Weaning Period Make a Difference? - Recent research into which times of year are the most profitable for preconditioning calves has revealed information which can be very helpful to those currently preconditioning their calves or considering it.

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.

Common Sense Biosecurity Practices for Livestock Producers

How Vaccines Work; Why Vaccines Fail - Presentation given by Dr. Fred Hopkins, Professor of Veterinary Medicine.

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

Castrating Beef Calves

Dehorning Calves

Alternative Livestock Watering Systems

Planning and Building Fences on the Farm

Temporary Fencing for Rotational Grazing

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Other Management Resources

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.

Conventional beef production — less environmental impact
(Summary Source - Drovers News, Friday, March 06, 2009)

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?

Livestock Marketing Information Center's U.S. Cattle Identification Systems Fact Sheets - 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. Additional materials and some updates were completed in the summer of 2006.

USDA on BSE and the current surveillance plan

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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