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FAPRI Analysis of the Flexible Fallow Program
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999-08)
Proposed as an addition to existing legislation, Flexible Fallow would give producers the option to voluntarily idle a portion of their acreage in exchange for higher loan rates on their remaining production.
Reproductive anatomy and physiology of the bull (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Good reproductive performance of a bull is necessary to obtain a high percent calf crop when natural service is used for breeding. A bull must be fertile, capable and willing to mate a large number of cows during a short ...
Reproductive anatomy and physiology of the cow (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
The ability of a cow to successfully mate, conceive, give birth to and raise a healthy calf each year is essential to economical beef production. A good understanding of anatomy and physiology of both the male and female ...
Increase your calf crop by good management, pregnancy testing and breeding soundness examination of bulls (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
This article discusses proper nutrition and testing for optimum beef cattle reproduction.
Analysis of a Continuation of The 1990 Farm Bill With 23% NFAI
(Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) at the University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999-06)
Impact analysis of extending a modified version of the 1990 Farm Bill measured against the FAPRI 1999 U.S. Agricultural Outlook, which incorporates provisions of the 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform (FAIR) Act.
Crossbreeding systems for small herds of beef cattle (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Crossbreeding in commercial beef cattle production improves efficiency through heterosis and breed complementation. Heterosis or hybrid vigor is an advantage in performance of crossbreds compared to the average performance ...
Genetics of reproduction : considerations for sire selection (1997)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1997)
The beef industry has made tremendous use of genetic selection to improve economically important traits. Most recently, much of that progress has been through the implementation of expected progeny differences (EPDs).
Backgrounding calves part 1 : assessing the opportunity (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Backgrounding is the growing of steers and heifers from weaning until they enter the feedlot for finishing. It is suited to farmers who do not want to maintain a cow herd, do not want to finish cattle, but do want to put ...
Rations for growing and finishing beef cattle (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Formulating a ration is a matter of combining feeds to make a ration that will be eaten in the amount needed to supply the daily nutrient requirements of the animal.
Dead Poultry Composter Project: Bill Ball Composter (1993)
(University of Missouri Extension, 1993)
A grant of EPA funds was made available by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources in October 1990 to selected southwest Missouri poultry producers representing each of the five major poultry processing companies. The ...
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 ...
Artificial insemination in swine : breeding the female (1997)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1997)
Artificial insemination (AI) in swine is not a new technique. There are reports as early as the 1930s of collecting semen for insemination. However, use of AI in the United States has skyrocketed in the past decade. It is ...
Infectious causes of infertility in sows (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Any time a sow farrows prematurely, there is the fear that additional litters will be lost. An abortion rate of less than 2 percent is considered an acceptable level in most herds. Premature farrowing usually results from ...
Terminal and rotaterminal crossbreeding systems for pork producers (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Crossbreeding is a widely established management practice among commercial pork producers. Over the years, the industry has used rotational crossbreeding programs extensively. Rotational programs are relatively easy to ...
Reducing pond seepage (1997)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1997)
Excessive seepage from farm ponds is a serious problem in several areas of Missouri. Seepage can be caused by many conditions, such as highly permeable soils, continuous sand or gravel seams, highly permeable bedrock and ...
Farming with one tractor (1997)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1997)
Although few farms claim only one tractor in their machinery inventory, it is possible to choose, equip and schedule a single tractor to accomplish all of the field work on a farm. Even though most tractors have a flexible ...
Low-profile bins for grain drying (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Grain depth is an important factor in grain drying. Extra depth increases airflow resistance, decreasing the drying rate. This extra depth also increases fan power requirements and the cost per bushel of drying grain. ...
Design criteria for bottom-withdrawal (lake-cleaning) spillway (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
A pond or lake equipped with a bottom-withdrawal spillway will store the highest-quality water possible for a reservoir in a given location. This is desirable when the reservoir will provide water for municipalities, ...
Estimating peak rates of runoff from small watersheds (1993)
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Extension Division, 1993)
Use the equation in this article to estimate the peak rates of runoff to be expected from watersheds smaller than 200 acres in Missouri.