http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/genetics/feed-efficiency RSS Feed for Feed Efficiency en-us Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:07:50 GMT http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/genetics/feed-efficiency/BeefTalk-Pregnancy-evaluation-is-a-key-management-tool-176954461.html Next year's planning is under way. Everything is upbeat, and the cows and bulls even get a blue ribbon. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/genetics/feed-efficiency/Extension-effort-in-beef-cattle-breeding--selection--175602721.html The beef cattle industry faces challenges that include, but are not limited to, increasing competition from other meats, product variability, and rising costs associated with production. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/genetics/feed-efficiency/BeefTalk-Who-said-change-would-be-easy-167319245.html Is the cattle industry really changing? The industry may or may not be changing, but at the Dickinson Research Extension Center, the cow business has changed. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/genetics/feed-efficiency/eXtension-webinar-focuses-on-feed-efficiency-138781114.html The eXtension Beef Cattle Clearinghouse Community of Practice will conduct a webinar, titled “Selection for Improved Feed Efficiency: A Genomics Approach,” on February 9, 2012 starting at noon Central time. The presentation, featuring Dr. Bob Weaber, Kansas State University and Dr. Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska, will last for one hour. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/genetics/feed-efficiency/CME-How-concerned-should-we-be-with-shrinking-cattle-herds-164883456.html The shrinking U.S. beef cow herd and resulting reductions in the annual calf crop are an item of concern to most industry analysts and participants. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/genetics/feed-efficiency/Limousin-proves-feed-efficiency-118185709.html Feed accounts for 65 to 80 percent of total beef-production costs. With grain prices growing, finding a way to lower those costs is important to cattle producers. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/genetics/feed-efficiency/How-feed-efficiency-pays-118171739.html A growing number of seedstock producers have begun to include EPDs for feed efficiency on tested bulls, and with feed costs where they are, the information draws considerable interest. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/genetics/feed-efficiency/metaphylaxis-options-in-stocker-cattle-114050454.html In spite of high cost, longer-acting, injectable therapeutic antimicrobials such as Draxxin can extend the window of treatment duration, thereby reducing the incidence and severity of bovine respiratory disease, according to Kansas State University researchers. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/genetics/feed-efficiency/fly-control-begins-with-knowing-flies-pest-control-114056254.html Four fly species account for the majority of losses in beef production: house flies, horn flies, stable flies and face flies. http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/genetics/feed-efficiency/study-shows-hereford-heterosis-advantage-113924119.html Preliminary research shows a $78 advantage for Hereford-sired calves compared to Angus-sired calves in a real-world commercial setting.