Animal Science, Agricultural Production

Crop Biotechnology: Feeds for Livestock

Some food shoppers are concerned about the safety of biotech crops and of food animals raised on biotech feeds. This publication summarizes scientific research on the topic.

Publication Number:: 8145

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Water Quality Treatment for Livestock Feeding and Exercise Areas . . .

When dairy cattle are concentrated in exercise lots and other areas, trampled vegetation and increased manure can pose a pollution risk for nearby streams. Learn how to minimize this risk with good land and livestock management.

Publication Number:: 8210

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Ranching Infrastructure: Tools for Healthy Grasslands, Livestock, and Ranchers

Part of the Understanding Working Rangelands series. Ranch roads, fencing, gates, water systems, corrals, and working scales play a key role in proper management of livestock and effective management of rangelands.

Publication Number:: 8561

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Rangeland Management Series: Factors and Practices that Influence Livestock. . .

Fine-tuning traditional livestock distribution techniques can improve effectiveness. Learn how to use management practices to alter distribution and to attract livestock into targeted grazing areas or away from environmentally critical areas.

Publication Number:: 8217

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Rangeland Management Series: Livestock Management During Drought

When drought conditions reduce the supply of forage feed, ranchers have to allocate the available feed where it will do the herd the most good. This publication gives you a scientific basis for making that decision.

Publication Number:: 8034

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Sharing Open Space: What to Expect from Grazing Livestock

Part of the Understanding Working Rangelands series. This is a basic guide on what to do if you encounter grazing livestock while hiking, with tips on cattle's flight zone, high-head body language, and how to keep dogs safe around livestock.

Publication Number:: 8516

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The Benefits of Livestock Grazing California's Annual Grasslands

Grazing livestock do a lot more than just fill their bellies with wild grasses. Their grazing also helps keep potential wildfire fuels in check and enhances habitat opportunities for native plants, birds, frogs, salamanders, and more.

Publication Number:: 8517

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Livestock-Poisoning Plants of California

Horses, goats, sheep, and cattle can sicken or die if they eat from a poisonous plant. The best strategy is just to keep these plants out of reach. Here are photos, ID info, and poisoning symptoms for more than 30 hazardous ornamental and range plants.

Publication Number:: 8398

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Feeding Rice Straw to Cattle

Rice straw, under increased scrutiny when burned as agricultural waste, has new promise as a livestock feed.

Publication Number:: 8079

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Bay Area Ranching Heritage: A Continuing Legacy

Livestock grazing has been practiced in California for more than 200 years, and it continues to benefit local communities today, not least by helping keep open space available for recreation use.

Publication Number:: 8528

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Caring for Cattle to Provide Safe and Wholesome Meat

The care and feeding of livestock has a cyclic rhythm tied to the animals’ reproductive cycle and seasonal health needs. Ranchers must perform numerous tasks to keep their animals healthy and reproducing.

Publication Number:: 8530

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Cattle, Sheep, Goats, and Horses: What's the Difference for Working Rangelands?

Range livestock species differ in size, weight, behavior, and feeding preferences. Learn how these factors can influence their suitability for grazing on a particular area of multi-use rangeland.

Publication Number:: 8524

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Cows Need Water, Too: Water Sources, Wetlands, and Riparian Areas

All creatures need access to water. One good way to water range livestock is to use natural water sources on the grazing site. Learn how to provide animal access and still protect the water resource.

Publication Number:: 8525

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Footbaths for Animal Facilities: Easier Than You Think!

A simple, effective way to reduce livestock disease transmission is to get the people who work with the animals to clean their boots with a disinfectant footbath before they enter or leave a livestock area. Training and footbath placement are key.

Publication Number:: 8281

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Genetic Engineering and Animal Agriculture

Read up on basic issues related to genetic engineering and livestock.

Publication Number:: 8184

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Grazing Systems Management: Achieving Management Goals . . .

Time was, herded livestock could be led over the wide landscape to wherever the feed and water were best, but fences and property rights restrict most modern herds to much smaller ranges. Time and space are big issues for today's herder.

Publication Number:: 8529

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Guidelines for Describing Grazing Management & Utilization

Terms and quantification techniques to help you accurately assess the effects of livestock grazing when you conduct a botanical survey of an area.

Publication Number:: 7225

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Managing Smutgrass in Irrigated Pastures

Small smutgrass is a grass that grows well in irrigated pastures but is not palatable to livestock. So what happens if it grows well and it doesn't get eaten? It takes over the pasture! Learn some simple control measures that will keep this weed in check

Publication Number:: 8473

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Predicting and Controlling Stable Flies on California Dairies

The stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) is a serious pest of confined livestock, and is becoming a pest of pastured livestock as well. This publication will help you learn to identify the pest and manage infestations.

Publication Number:: 8258

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Profiles of California Brush

Brush species have low nutritional value and present challenges to targeted grazing management. Livestock producers can use this publication to identify selected toxic brush species found in the California chaparral.

Publication Number:: 8527

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Rangeland Management Series: Balancing Beef Cow Nutrient Requirements and Season

Livestock on California's foothill rangelands get much of their nutrition from rangeland forage plants. The publication helps you strike the best balance of range forage to purchased feed in any given year.

Publication Number:: 8021

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Rangeland Management Series: Using Stage of Maturity to Predict the Quality . .

Livestock on California's foothill rangelands get much of their nutrition from rangeland forage. By observing the maturation rate of forage plants, you can predict their nutritional content at maturity and anticipate the need to provide supplemental feed

Publication Number:: 8019

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Rapid User Guide: Postfire Grazing on California's Intermountain Rangelands

"When can livestock resume grazing?" This is one of the first questions that land managers and producers often ask after a fire. This user guide will walk you through grazing management decisions that should be made in the spring following fire

Publication Number:: 8730

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