Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Beef cattle producers have an opportunity to increase marketing opportunities for their calves by
participating in the Process Verified Program (PVP). The Process Verified Program is
administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and provides suppliers of
agricultural products or services the ability to assure customers of their ability to provide
consistent ...
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Tuesday, April 20th, 2010
Beef cattle producers should use all available information when selecting replacement
heifers.
Selecting a replacement heifer by appearance only is very risky. A heifer must be of the
acceptable type if she is to be kept as a replacement, however, she must also have the genetic
potential to produce a heavy calf. This is ...
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
The Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Humane Society of the United States, Farm Sanctuary, and the Humane Farming Association filed a motion to intervene in U.S. District Court in Fresno, in a lawsuit being brought by meat industry trade associations attempting to overturn a California law banning the use of ...
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Thursday, March 18th, 2010
The Premise Registration Program is a part of the National Animal Identification System.
To meet the goal of being able to trace an animal back to their source, all locations that have
livestock present must be identified. Premise registration is procedure for identifying all
locations with livestock.Duration : 0:0:34
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
Size and length are important considerations in the selection of needles to use when
giving injections to beef cattle.Duration : 0:3:58
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
Beef producers need to be sure that they have enough hay to supply the needs of their
animals throughout the winter. Before the winter feeding starts every producer should make an
estimate of available hay supplies and hay requirements. If feed supplies are short, then
additional feed needs to be secured immediately or ...
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Friday, March 12th, 2010
Beef cattle producers should start a Beef Quality Assurance Program on their farm. Beef
Quality Assurance involves all those things that can be done when producing cattle that will
result in a superior beef product for consumers.Duration : 0:3:43
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Mad Cow Disease (BSE) is in the news again. The Humane Society released a video of suffering "down" cows being tortured into standing up long enough to be considered "walkers" and therefore safe to eat by current USDA standards. The video also shows the California slaughterhouse processing cows too weak ...
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Clyde Lane saw the need to preserve content that was being presented to producers in the beef cattle industry by recording and producing short, informational segments on the many aspects of cattle production.
Full story: http://itc.utk.edu/spotlight/
Spotlight on Innovative Faculty January 2010: Throughout the year, UT ITC will "put the spotlight" ...
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Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Once cattle leave farms, ranches and feedlots across the country, beef producers have two expectations: that animals are treated humanely and that every step is taken to produce safe beef. This video provides information for the humane handling of sick and "downer" animals at livestock auction markets.Duration : 0:0:51
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