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Meat Science @ TAMU

July 2008 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course
• The Power of Meat
• Effect of Ethanol Coproducts on Pregnant Heifers
• Timing of Artificial Insemination
• Post-weaning Growth on Pasture
• Beef Cow Herd Size
• Health vs Production and Product
• Temperament vs Feed Efficiency

June 2008 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Southern Calves Are Sorry
• Treating Dry Beef Cows For Mastitis
• Carcass Quality Bonuses Have Decreased
• Pasture vs. Drylot Backgrounding
• Why Do Carcasses Fail to Meet High-Quality Standards?
• Genetic Effects on Heifer Rebreeding

May 2008 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Corn-based Distillers Grains - What is the Future?
• Effect of Body Condition on Reproduction
• Forecasting Heat Stress in Cattle
• Calving Season & Weaning Age vs. Maternal Performance
• Factors Affecting Bull Breeding Performance
• Round Bale Storage Method vs. Nutrient Content & Cost
• Future of Beef Production

April 2008 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Calf Performance From Six Sire Breeds
• Can An Animal's Feelings Be Measured
• Intensive Early Grazing of Growing Cattle on Rangeland
• Forage Availability vs. Animal Performance
• Cost of Gain vs. Cost of Cattle
E. Coli vs. Grain Processing, Fecal Starch, and Fecal pH
• Is the Cattle Cycle Gone?

March 2008 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• National Market Cow & Bull Beef Quality Audit
• Weaning Methods
• NIR Prediction of Beef Tenderness
• Preweaning Gain, Milk Production, & Udder Conformation
• Forage Selectivity by Grazing Cattle
• Which Beef is Greener?


February 2008 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• NAIS Progress & Targets
• Predicting Heat Stress in Fed Cattle
• Trends in Genetic Selection
• Effects of OptaflexxTM on Palatability
• DNA Paternity Identification in Multiple-Sire Herds
• Twinning in Cattle
• Efficiency vs. Feeding Behavior

December 2007 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Structure of the U.S. Pedigreed Cattle Population
• Naturally-Raised Cattle
• Limit Feeding Large Round Bales
• How Do Holstein Steers Perform?
• Delivering Supplements for Wheat-Pasture Grazing
• Trends in Retailing Meat

November 2007 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Cool is Still Here
• Treatment to Reduce Shipping Stress
• Effects of Corn Gluten Feed and Roughage Level on Fed Cattle
• What Makes Cattle Comfortable?
• Heritability of Reproduction
• Vaccines for E. Coli
• Does Age and Source Verification Pay?

October 2007 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Grass (Forage) Fed Beef Standards
• Restricted Postweaning Feeding og Heifers
• Survey of Current Feedlot Nutrition
• Coastal vs. Tifton 85 Bermudagrass for Cows and Calves
• Readability of RFID Ear Tags
• Changing the End-Point For Carcass EPD
• Pasture vs. Drylot Backgrounding

September 2007 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Comparing Breeds Using Across-Breed EPD
• Effects of Calving Season and Marketing Strategy on Profit
• Postpartum Interval and Estrous Cycle Length vs. Fertility
• Genetic Selection for Growth and Heat Resistance
• Early Weaning and Creep Feeding vs. Growth, Carcass and Profit
• The Other Guy's Residues Are Not My Problem

 

August 2007 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

 

• Programs for Heifer Development
• Do Missed Meals Hurt Performance?
• Gender and Genetic Effects on Energy and Proteing Requirements
• Effects of Sickness in the Feedlot
• Effects of Implants on Carcass and Palatability Traits
• Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) vs. Feedlot and Carcass Traits
• Comparisons of Timed-AI Programs for Cows and Heifers

 

July 2007 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

 

• Hump Height vs. Quality
• Effect of External Stimuli on Breeding Performance of Cows
• Protein Effects on Feedlot Performance, Odor and Emissions
• Certifying Preconditioning
• Factors Affecting Price of Calves
• Genetic Factors in Stayability
• Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course

June 2007 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Efficiency vs. Methane
• Brahman Growth and Carcass Genetics
• Adaptability - What is it?
• Effect of Feeding Fats on Meat Composition and Quality
• Is Size Still Increasing in All Breeds?


May 2007 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Feeding Calves or Yearlings
• Effect of Sire Genetic Type on Dystocia
• Measuring Energy Factors in Grazing Animals
• Dried Distillers Grains for Stockers and Calves



April 2007 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• National Beef Quality Audit - What has Changed?
• Protein Supplementation - What's Really Needed?
• Effects of Estrous Cycle Manipulation on Fertility
• Validating Commercial DNA Tests for Beef Quality
• Building Flexibility Into Your Beef System


March 2007 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Injection Sites - Just a Food Problem?
• Getting Cattle Started Right
• Is Heritability Different Depending on Environment?
• A Silver Bullet To Improve Carcass Quality?
• Beef Sire Selection Manual


February 2007 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Whats Happening to Angus Stocker/Feeder Premiums?
• Ethanol From Corn - Theres Something Left to Feed
• Genetic Effects of Follicle Size and Pregnancy Rate
• Factors Affecting Carcass Composition
• Reducing Variation - There are Limits


January 2007 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Recent Breed Comparisons at U.S.Meat Animal Research Center
• Grass Harvest Time vs. Nutritional Content
• Consumption of Meat, Poultry and Seafood
• Post-calving Effects on 2-year-old Heifers
• Factors Affecting Browse Consumption by Cattle


December 2006 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Environmental Effects on Pregnancy Rate
• Does Ractopamine Affect Behavior?
• Effect of Aging Time and Quality Grade on Tenderness
• Predicted vs. Actual Progeny Differences
• National Animal Identification System


November 2006 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• National Animal Identification - Where Does it Stand?
• Factor Affecting Returns in Steer Feedouts
• National Beef Quality Audit
• Genetics of Productive Life and Production in Beef Cows
• Garin - Feed It or Drive It?

October 2006 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Tighter CAB Specs?
• Growth Promotants for Finishing
• Residual Feed Intake (Net Feed Efficiency)
• Feeding Calves vs. Yearlings
• Factors Affecting Grid Value
• Angus vs. Romosinuano

September 2006 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Effects of Different Fat-level Slaughter End-Points
• Poultry Fat in Beef Cattle Rations
• Heat Tolerance EPD?
• Factors Affecting BRD in the Feedlot
• Calves Sired/Bull in Multiple-Sire Breeding Groups

August 2006 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Does Sorting Cattle Pay?
Genetics of Conception & Pregnancy Rates
Factors Affecting Price of Stocker/Feeder Cattle
Deworming: Single or Multiple Compounds?
Faster is Better?

July 2006 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

• Factors Affecting Price in Special Replacement Heifer Sales
• Effect of Heat Synchronization on Brahman-Cross Cows
• Sickness in the Feedyard
• Effect of Sire Weight & Scrotal Circumference on Heifers
• Ractopamine for Fed Cattle
Calving Difficulty vs. Rebreeding

June 2006 Edition
Features the Following Topics:

Cow-calf Returns
Growth Implants vs. Stocking Rate
How Lean Should We Go?
Birth Rate vs Male Reproduction
Body Composition in Fed and Replacement Heifers
Slaughter End-Point vs. Genetics for Carcass Composition
National Animal Identification System

May 2006 Edition
Topics:
Managing Marbling
Carcass and Meat Traits of Tropically-Adapted Breeds
Factors Effecting Heat Stress in Feedyards
Increasing Cull Cow Value, Consumption of Creed Feed

April 2006 Edition
Topics:
Certified Beet - It's Not Just
CAB Feed Efficiency vs. Meat Quality and Palatability
Where are the Breeds Today
Limit-Grazing Wheat: How Long Must They Graze?
Cow-Calf Profit - Still High

March 2006 Edition
Topics:
Reproduction of Bos Indicus Breeds and Crosses
Synchronization of Bos Indicus - Influenced Cattle for Timed A.I.
Nutrition and Reproduction Interactions
Insemination - Related Factors Affecting Fertilization in Estrus-Synchronized Cattle
Factors that Influence Fertility in Natural and Synchronized Breeding Programs
Cost and Comparisons of Estrus Synchronization Systems
Management of Infectious Diseases in Beef Cattle Herds
Breeding Soundness Evaluation of Bulls

February 2006 Edition
Topics:
Certified Angus Beef - What are the Trends?
Milk Intake vs. Performance
The Cattle Cycle: Green or Red?
U.S. Food Consumption

January 2006 Edition
Topics:
The Right Dose - Maybe or Maybe Not
Feed Efficiency - What Does it Really Mean?
Effects of Johne's Disease on Production
Exporting to Japan
Slaughter Edn-Points vs. Carcass Merit

December 2005 Edition
Topics:
Which Beef is Best - U.S., Canadian or Australian?
Factors Affecting Carcass Value & Profit
Which Winter Pasture is Best?
Genetically-Enhanced Corn - Does it Affect Performance?

November 2005 Edition
Topics:
Ribeye Steaks - What Does the Consumer Want?
Effects of Rotational Grazing of Tame Pastures
Selection Emphasis in Terminal Sires - Where Should It Be?
Restricted Hay Feeding to Cows
Effect of Hauling on Immune Status
"Flushing" Heifers

October 2005 Edition
Topics:
Beef Quality
Evaluating Serving Capacity
Stocking Rate vs. Fertilization Rate
Genetic Relationships Between Male and Female Reproduction
Effect of Feedlot Water-Sprinkling on Pathogens
It's Not a Drug or is it?

September 2005 Edition
Topics:
National Animal ID
Two-Stage Weaning
Does Type of Creep Affect Heifer Performance?
Do Bulls Stimulate Cows?

August 2005 Edition
Topics:
Genetic Selection For Ovulation
How Many Can You Haul?
Vitamin E for Newly-Received Calves
Effects of Postpartum Maternal Behavior
Genetic Improvement of Adaptation
Effects of Trace Mineral Source and Feeding Method
New Publication

July 2005 Edition
Topics:
National Animal ID: When and Why?
Nitrates and Prussic Acid
Genetics of Reproduction
Effects of Early Weaning on First-Calf Heifers
Factors Affecting Cow-Calf Profit

June 2005 Edition
Topics:
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
Genetics vs. Bovine Respiratory Disease
Health vs. Performance and Carcass

May 2005 Edition
Topics:
Factors Affecting Weight Shrink
Cost of Developing Heifers
Genetic Selection for Factors Affecting Carcass Value

April 2005 Edition
Topics:
No BSE in U.S. Cattle - Why?
Dollar Value Index EPD
Effect of Parity and Milk on Forage Consumption

March 2005 Edition
Topics:
Anthelmintics and Supplementing Heifers on Range
Short Term Backgrounding
Genetic Trend: Mostly Onward and Upward
Effect of Grazing Gain on Feedlot Performance
Cattle Numbers - Finally Increasing

February 2005 Edition
Topics:
Teeth vs. Carcass Maturity vs. Age
Size and Distribution of Beef Cow Herds
Genetic Markers in Bos Indicus
Effects of Castration on Stockers
Projecting Quality Grade From Ultrasound
can Genetic Engineering Affect Forage Quality?
Supplementing Beef Cows: The Long View

January 2005 Edition
Topics:
Characteristics of the Major Beef Breeds

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