AN233 Managing Beef Cow Efficiency

AN233, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by Travis D. Maddock and G. Cliff Lamb, discusses three key points for managing beef cow efficiency — cow weight, milking potential, and body condition score.
Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, February 2010.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/an233

AN228 The Florida Bull Test 2008-2009

AN228, a 5-page fact sheet by G. Cliff Lamb, reports on this performance test and breeding soundness evaluation conducted in 2008-2009 — procedures, rules and regulations, results, and sale summary. Includes 2009-2010 test dates and a table of individual animal performance. Published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AN228

AN227 An Overview of the Florida Bull Test

AN227, a 3-page fact sheet by G. Cliff Lamb, describes this test designed as an educational aid for the improvement of beef cattle, its history since inception in 2000, and summarizes the consignors, bulls, breeds, performance and sale averages of all previous Florida Bull Tests. Published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, October 2009.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AN227

AN208 What is the Economic Impact of Infertility in Beef Cattle?

AN208, a 3-page fact sheet by G. Cliff Lamb, Carl Dahlen, and Mary Maddox, describes the problem of infertility, how cattle producers can calculate the impact on their own operations, factors that contribute to infertility, and total cost to Florida beef producers. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Animal Sciences, August 2008.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/AN208