Welcome! This page is a list of Cow-Calf related factsheets, links, resources and more. Take advantage and explore all the educational materials the Beef Extension Program has to offer!

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• Bulls
  • Bovine Trichomoniasis
  • Postweaning Evaluation Programs for Beef Bulls
• Economics
  • Economic Value of Preconditioning Feeder Calves
  • Valuation of Raised Breeding Livestock
• Facilities
  • Corral and Working Facilities for Beef Cattle
• Forage Management
  • Choosing, Establishing, and Managing Bermudagrass Varieties in Oklahoma
  • Intensive Early Stocking
  • Managing Bermudagrass Pasture to Reduce Winter Hay Feeding in Beef Cattle Operations
• Genetics
  • Crossbreeding Beef Cattle I
  • Crossbreeding Beef Cattle III
  • Using Genomics Part I: What are DNA Markers?
  • Video: The Bovine Genome
• Health & Disease
  • A Planning Calendar for Beef Cattle Herd Health
  • Coccidiosis Treatment and Prevention in Cattle
  • Effects of Preconditioning on Health, Performance and Prices of Weaned Calves
  • Foot Rot in Grazing Cattle
  • Gossypol Toxicity in Livestock
  • Livestock Disease: Cause and Control
  • Nitrate Toxicity in Livestock
  • Pinkeye
  • Prussic Acid Poisoning
  • Use, Handling and Care of Vaccines
• Heifers
  • Oklahoma GOLD Q&A: Late-season Supplementation Program for Stocker Cattle
• Management
  • Annie’s Project
  • Beef Cow Herd Calendar
  • Body Condition Scoring of Beef Cows
  • Calving Time Management for Beef Cows and Heifers
  • Cow-Calf Production Practices in Oklahoma - Part 1
  • Cow-Calf Production Practices in Oklahoma - Part 2
  • Cow-Calf Production Record Software
  • Early Weaning for the Beef Herd
  • Freeze Branding Cattle
  • IFMAPS – Intensive Financial Management and Planning Support
  • Management of Cows with Limited Forage Availability
  • Managing Shrink and Weighing Conditions in Beef Cattle
  • Nutrition and Management Considerations for Preconditioning Home Raised Beef Calves
  • Oklahoma Farm and Ranch Account Book
  • Stocker Lease Agreements
  • The Use of Early Weaning in Practical Cattle Management
• Marketing
  • Buyer Preferences for Feeder Calf Traits
  • Effects of Preconditioning on Health, Performance and Prices of Weaned Calves
  • Impacts of Consumer Characteristics and Perceptions on Willingness to Pay for Natural Beef in the Southern Plains
  • Price Premiums from the Oklahoma Quality Beef Network
  • Update on Beef Industry Alliances (new)
• Nutrition
  • Feeding High Quality, Low Test Weight and Sprouted Wheat
  • Feeding Whole Soybeans and Drought- or Frost-Damaged Soybeans to Beef Cattle
  • Limit Feeding Concentrate Diets to Beef Cows as an Alternative to Feeding Hay
  • Limiting Feed Intake with Salt
  • Management of Cows with Limited Forage Availability
  • Nutrition and Management Considerations for Preconditioning Home Raised Beef Calves
  • Nutritive Value of Feeds for Beef Cattle
  • Supplementing Beef Cows
  • Vitamin and Mineral Nutrition of Grazing Cattle
• Pest Management
  • Beef Cattle Ectoparasites
  • Common Ticks of Oklahoma
  • Private Applicator Pesticide Recordkeeping Requirements for Livestock Production
• Reproduction
  • Calving Time Management for Beef Cows and Heifers
  • The Use of Early Weaning in Practical Cattle Management

 

Other Links

• Beef Improvement Federation (BIF)
• National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium (NBCEC)
• NBCEC Sire Selection Manual
• NBCEC Workshops