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Stocking Rate: The Key to Successful Livestock Production

No other single management practice affects profitability of livestock more than stocking rate, learn how to determine the proper stocking rate for your land.

Animal Unit Month AumBeef CattleCarrying CapacityGrazing ManagementLivestockRangeland ManagementStocker Cattle
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Composting System for Small Horse Farms

The basics and benefits of using horse manure as a compost in gardens.

CompostingFertilizationHorsesLivestockSoilWaste Management
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Home Slaughtering and Processing of Beef

Suggestions on preparations, required equipment and the proper procedures for slaughtering beef cattle.

Beef CattleFood ProductsFood Safety Quality Management And SanitationLivestock
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Reducing Winter Feeding Costs

How to improve hay utilization, harvest and storage practices in order to reduce feeding costs in the long run throughout the winter months.

Beef CattleBudgets And RecordkeepingBusiness Planning And ManagementCow CalfFarm And Ranch FinancesLivestockPastures And ForageWeather And Disaster Preparedness
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Coccidiosis Treatment and Prevention in Cattle

Understand the disease and learn how to prevent and treat protozoan parasites that are host-specific in cattle.

Beef CattleLivestock Health And DiseaseLivestock Health Disease And NutritionLivestock ManagementLivestock
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Solids Content of Wastewater and Manure

A guide that highlights the definitions and relationships among the different types of solid and solids in wastewater and manure.

Animal Care And Production Water IssuesLivestockManure And Litter ManagementPollution Hazardous Materials And ContaminationWaste ManagementWater
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Anaerobic Digestion of Animal Manures: Methane Production Potential of Waste Materials

An explanation of the three measurements used to find the range of methane producing materials in manure.

Energy ProductionLivestockManure And Litter ManagementWaste Management