These publications are helpful in studying for the Star of Texas Beef Shoot-Out Competition and other Skill-A-Thon Contests. These are all PDF files.
- Body Condition, Nutrition and Reproduction of Beef Cows by Dennis Herd and L.R. Sprott
- How to Control Cow-Herd Feeding Expenses by Rick Machen
- Managing Beef Cattle For Show by Larry Boleman, Dennis Herd and Chris Boleman
- VAC 45 Guidelines
- Forage Related Cattle Disorders by Dennis Herd
- Proper Use of Drugs and Chemicals in Food Animals by Floron Faries
- Determining Pregnancy in Beef Cattle by John Beverly and L.R. Sprott
These publications are helpful in studying for the Star of Texas Sheep and Goat Shoot-Out Competition and other Skill-A-Thon Contests. These are all PDF files.
- 4-H Meat Goat Guide by Frank Craddock and Ross Stultz
- 4-H Show Lamb Guide by Frank Craddock and Ross Stultz
- A Haemonchus contortus Management Plan for Sheep and Goats in Texas by Rick Machen, Frank Craddock, Tom Crag and Tom Fuchs
- Scrapie in Sheep by Rick Machen
- Copper Toxicity by Shawn Ramsey
- Goat Nutrition: Energy by Rick Machen
- Goat Nutrition: Protein by Rick Machen
- What Range Herbivores Eat - And Why by Robert Lyons, T.D.A. Forbes and Rick Machen