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Animal Handling Safety Considerations
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Yet animal-related accidents cause numerous deaths and serious injuries each year. Removing hazards brings you one step closer to a safe work environment.
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Pre-Bit Hackamore Training
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Learn how to properly fit and adjust a hackamore to safely train young horses, ensuring effective communication without injuring sensitive mouth tissue.
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Estimating Peak Rates of Runoff From Small Watersheds
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Learn to estimate peak runoff rates for small Missouri watersheds using a comprehensive formula and watershed-specific factors.
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Nutrient Requirements of Chickens and Turkeys
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This guide provides nutrient requirements for chickens and turkeys, including body weights, feed intake, and dietary needs by age and production stage.
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Design Criteria for Bottom-Withdrawal (Lake-Cleaning) Spillway
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Designing a bottom-withdrawal spillway enhances water quality by removing sediment-laden inflow, extending reservoir life and reducing fish loss.
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Culverts and Flood Gates
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Guidance on selecting culvert and flood gate sizes for bottomland drainage up to 640 acres, including flow rate formulas and design considerations.
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Flock Profiling for Monitoring Turkey Production
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Editor’s note
The PDF version of this publication includes illustrations.
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Backgrounding Calves Part 1: Assessing the Opportunity
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Backgrounding is the growing of steers & heifers from weaning until they enter the feedlot. Visit our site to learn more about backgrouding calves.
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Pruning Forest Trees
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Pruning trees in the yard and in the forest can yield many benefits — if it is done correctly.
In a woodland or plantation, pruning helps maintain a central leader, repairs storm damage, or improves the chances of a clear bole to produce a higher grade of lumber or veneer.
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Hot Weather Livestock Stress
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Learn how high temperatures and humidity affect livestock, and discover strategies to mitigate heat stress during summer months.
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Corn Silage
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Corn silage is a popular forage for ruminant animals because it is high in energy and digestibility. Visit our site to learn more about corn silage.
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Wood Stoves and Their Installation
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Sunflower: An American Native
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Missouri Soil Surveys
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Bovine Leukosis
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Enzootic bovine leukosis causes lymphatic tumors in cattle; BLV spreads via blood, colostrum, and possibly biting flies.
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Forages for Cattle: New Methods of Determining Energy Content and Evaluating Heat Damage
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This guide offers practical advice on selecting and managing cover crops for grazing, focusing on species choice, timing, and economic considerations.
Feeds for Light Horses
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Learn how to feed light horses efficiently by choosing the right balance of grains, roughages, and supplements to maintain their health and minimize costs.
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How to Select Lubricating Oil for Farm Engines
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Essential information on selecting the appropriate engine oil for farm equipment, covering oil types, viscosity, additives, and operating conditions.
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Feeding Dairy Cattle for Proper Body Condition Score
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Monitor and manage dairy cow body condition to enhance milk production, reproductive efficiency, and overall herd health throughout lactation.
Birdsfoot Trefoil
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Birdsfoot trefoil is a long-lived perennial legume ideal for Missouri pastures, offering summer forage, bloat-free grazing, and higher livestock gains.
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Health Hints for Your Horse
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Learn about common ailments and injuries in horses, so you can prevent problems and ride more.
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Collective Bargaining 3: Effective Negotiations - Page 4
Preparation of a bargaining book Preparation of a bargaining book
Before the first meetings with the company, many locals prepare a bargaining book to assist in the organization of all materials that are or may be useful in the negotiatio
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Show Me Healthy Relationships: Singles Course Workbook
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Editor's note
This item is available for University of Missouri Extension internal orders only.
For more information, contact extpubs@missouri.edu