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Farms Impacted by Payment Limitations on Loan Deficiency Payments and Marketing Loan Gains
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999-08)
General characteristics of farming operations that will most likely hit payment limits on Loan Deficiency Payments(LDPs)and marketing loan gains.
Modern commercial beef sire selection : BIF fact sheet (1991)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1991)
Sire selection can and should be more accurate today than ever before. Beef breed associations have developed programs that use performance information on a calf's relatives in addition to its own record to estimate its ...
Grain and protein supplements for beef cattle on pasture (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Feeding grain to cattle on pasture can be a profitable way to grow and finish cattle on many Missouri farms.
Fertilizer Nutrients in Dairy Manure (1993)
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
To have value, wastes must be used in a manner that results in a salable product. This publication describes methods of recovering a portion of the plant nutrient value of dairy wastes.
Sampling poultry litter for nutrient testing (1999)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1999)
Poultry litter is a mixture of poultry manure and the sawdust or rice hull bedding from confinement buildings used for raising broilers, turkeys and other birds. Poultry growers must periodically clean their buildings to ...
Solids Removal From Livestock Manure Lagoons (1994)
(University of Missouri Extension, 1994)
Excessive solids buildup in livestock manure lagoons is generally due to manure or non-manure materials which cannot be degraded or broken down by the bacteria in the lagoon. Some solids accumulation, which usually occurs ...
Pipeline/Valve Systems for Flushing Dairies (1993)
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
The flush water release device is a key component in dairy flush systems. Water release devices are usually built into, or are a part of the flush water storage tanks in flushing systems. The function of the water release ...
Sizing Dairy Soil/Plant Filters With Conservative Management (1994)
(University of Missouri Extension, 1994)
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requires a permit or letter of approval for constructing and/or operating dairy enterprises above a certain size. Present regulations are primarily concerned with ...
Mechanical Solid/Liquid Separation for Dairy Waste (1993)
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
Manure slurry is separated into high-solid and high-liquid fractions for a number of reasons. These include production of value-added products, such as bedding or feed and improving the handling, processing and storage ...
Siphon Tanks for Dairy Flushing (1993)
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
Several types of flush tanks are commonly used for flushing dairies in Missouri. This publication will discuss siphon tanks and their application to flushing in a dairy operation.
Vertical Dams and Trapdoor Tanks for Dairy Flushing (1994)
(University of Missouri Extension, 1994)
Several types of water release devices are used for flushing dairies. These include tower/pipeline valve systems, tip tanks, siphon tanks and vertical dams and trapdoor tanks. This publication will discuss the use of ...
Calving difficulty in beef cattle (1996)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1996)
Calving difficulty (dystocia) can increase calf losses, cow mortality, and veterinary and labor costs, as well as delay return to estrus and lower conception rates.
Urea supplements for beef cattle (1983)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1983)
Urea supplies part of the protein equivalent in many of the commercial supplements formulated for beef cattle today. When soybean meal and other plant proteins are high in price, more urea is used to replace plant protein ...
Childbirth Education
(Center for Family Policy & Research, 1999)
Although there are many types of prepared childbirth classes that teach the skills of birth utilizing many different techniques and philosophies, the goals of these classes are essentially the same--to have a happy, healthy, ...
Bovine leukosis (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL) is characterized by the development of tumors of lymphatic tissues (lymphosarcoma), such as the thymus, spleen and lymph nodes. These specialized organs are an integral component of the defense ...
Analysis of Loan Outlays for the 1999 Crop Under Alternative Loan Rate Formulas
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999-08)
The analysis estimates the increase in government outlays that would result from increasing 1999 commodity loan rates.
Inbreeding : its meaning, uses and effects on farm animals (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Technically, inbreeding is defined as the mating of animals more closely related than the average relationship within the breed or population concerned. Matings between animals less closely related than this, then, would ...
Corn silage for beef cattle (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Corn silage is a popular feed with Missouri cattle feeders. Harvesting corn as silage furnishes 50 to 60 percent more nutrients per acre for beef cattle than harvesting the grain alone, an important consideration for a ...
Heritability and its use in animal breeding (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
How much advantage for a particular trait do superior animals transmit to their offspring? Heritability estimates help us answer this important question. This publication explains the meaning of heritability estimates, how ...
Forages for cattle : new methods of determining energy content and evaluating heat damage (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
The crude fiber method of feed analysis has been used for more than 100 years. Although this method was an important first attempt at determining the energy content of feeds, it has a number of shortcomings. A new analytical ...