An explanation on how livestock waste lagoons work, the different types of lagoons and how to manage each type of lagoon.

The importance of disposal by burial, incineration, landfilling and composting when a flock is inflected with avian influenza.

Explanations on how to calculate placing scores for livestock shows and where those numbers come from.

An explanation of the relationship of animal health and welfare to the environmental impact, economic viability and beef sustainability.

The effects from preconditioning calves related to sickness, performance and carcass traits in the beef.

Learn how to understand a horse’s behavioral traits and use positive reinforcement and other cues to modify horse behavior.

A summary of the how to compare EPDs across breeds to determine the values of animals as parents.

An explanation of how DNA markers apply to beef cattle genetics.