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Gradual weaning of calves reduces stress, increases profits

Published: Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Weaning at home reduces stress and improves profit in calves, says University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist Eric Bailey.Unfortunately, more than 55% of calves are weaned on the trailer on the way to the sale barn, ...

Snow can present challenges for livestock

Published: Wednesday, March 20, 2013

NEW LONDON, Mo.– Spring is here, but parts of Missouri still aren’t through with winter weather.A University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist notes that snow makes it harder for animals to find available forage, and cold weather ...

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All-Weather Concrete Stock Tank

Publication date: April 15, 2022

Reviewed by Joseph ZulovichDepartment of Agricultural EngineeringCharles D. FulhageDepartment of Agricultural EngineeringFigure 1. Stock tank and bulkhead cribbing ready for backfill.A constant supply of clean fresh water is essential to an efficient ...

Picket Dam Storage for Cattle Manure

Publication date: March 1, 2002

Charles D. Fulhage and Donald L. PfostAgricultural Engineering ExtensionJohn W. FeistnerNatural Resources Conservation ServiceCattle manure can be handled as a solid, semisolid, slurry or dilute liquid. Freshly excreted manure from cattle in a ...

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