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Beef Cow Longevity and Efficiency with Limited Feed Management

The Cow Size and Production Efficiency Relationship

Matching Forage Resources with Cow Herd Supplementation

Cottonseed Meal Improves Beef Cow Performance

Winter Feeding Your Beef Cow Herd

Beef Cow Nutrition Guide

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Basic Requirements

Save Hay with Stockpiling

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Mineral Moxie
February 2008

Range Beef Cow Symposium XX - Julie Walker
December 2007

Range Beef Cow Symposium XX - Cliff Lamb
December 2007

Pretty Good Feed for a Weed
July 2006 

Consider Condition
November 2001 

Hungry Heifers
July 2006 

Using Corn Co-Products in Beef Cow Diets
September 2005 

Nutrition and Reproduction Interactions
July 2005

Get Her Bred
April 2005

The Stockman’s Eye
November 2004

Mind the Egg Basket
April 2004

Manage Nutrition Challenges
November 2003

Angus Beef Bulletin Articles

Rebreeding Reminders

Stress: The Profit Killer
March 2009

Livestock Farmers Face Long Winter
February 2008

An Economic Winter Alternative
February 2008

Count those Calories
February 2007

Optimize Reproduction
September 2005

Keep an Eye on Wet Cows
January 2005

Feeding Fat to Cows
March 2001

University Resources

General Extension Information
Strategies to Rebreed First or Second Calf Cows

University of Alabama
Making Drought Related Beef Cattle Economic Decisions

University of Arkansas
The Cow Size and Production Efficiency Relationship
Maintaining Herd Productivity During Drought
Best Management Practices for Small Herds
Feeding Beef Cows Based on Body Condition Scores

University of Arizona
Matching Forage Resources with Cow Herd Supplementation

University of California Davis
Balancing Beef Cow Nutrient Requirements & Seasonal Forage Quality

Clemson
Body condition at calving key for high rebreeding rates – 1st calf heifers
Minimum breeding target weights for replacement heifers

Colorado State University
Body Condition Scoring of Beef Cows

Cornell University
Unveiling the Production Efficiency of the Beef Cow

University of Florida
Phase Feeding the Beef Herd for Improved Utilization

Effect of Body Condition on Rebreeding

University of Georgia
Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows

Iowa State University
Beef Cattle Handbook

Kansas State University
Beef Cow Nutrition Guide
Feeding your cows by body condition

Louisiana State University
Cottonseed Meal Improves Beef Cow Performance
Breeding and Genetics

Mississippi State University
Body Condition Scoring Beef Cattle

Montana State University
Should I body condition score my cows?

University of Kentucky
Managing Body Condition to Improve Reproductive Performance in Beef Cows

University of Minnesota
Reproduction Success in the Cowherd

University of Missouri
Links on Feed and Nutrition

University of Nebraska
What Size Fits Best
Profit Tip: Condition Score Cows Early
Manage Body Condition by Timing Weaning
What’s the Score in your Herd?

New Mexico State University
Range Beef Cow Supplementation Information & Strategies
Managing and Feeding Beef Cows Using BCS

North Carolina State University
Ten Point Plan for Winter Feeding Beef Cows

Body Condition Scoring is Still Your Most Important Tool

North Dakota State University
Beef Cow Longevity and Efficiency with Limited Feed Management

Using the Net Energy System to Improve BCS
Consequences of Underfeeding Cows
Body Condition Scoring I:
Managing Your Cow Herd Through Body Condition Scoring


Ohio State University
Beef Cow Nutrition
Scoring Cows can Improve Profits
Maximizing Fall and Winter Grazing of Beef Cows and Stocker Cattle

Oklahoma State University
Winter Feeding Your Beef Cow Herd
Body Condition Scoring at Calving is Key
Body Condition Scoring of Beef Cows
Limit feeding concentrate diets to beef cows.
Assessing the Cowherd Condition

Oregon State University
Body Condition; the Beef Cow’s Energy Gauge
Inexpensive Ways to Winter Your Cows

Purdue University
Feeding Beef Cows Based on BCS
Impact of Body Condition at Calving on Reproductive Productivity in Beef Cattle
What’s Behind the Buzz on Condition Scoring?

South Dakota State University
Managing by Body Condition Score
Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows

University of Tennessee
Baled Corn Stover – Potential Winter Feed

Make BCS a Routine Practice

Texas A&M University
Management of Improved Pastures

Virginia Tech
Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows 
Some Beef Cows in Critical Condition

The Cow-Calf Manager:
Last Chance to Get Cows in Condition for Breeding

Various Virginia Sources
Forage Systems for Cow-Calf Production
in the Appalachian Region

Washington State University
BCS Critical to Efficient Use of Feed Resources

West Virginia University
Wean or Sell Calves?
The Cow-Calf Manager

University of Wisconsin
Body Condition, Nutrition and Reproduction of Beef Cows

Other Resources

BCS Impacts Breed Back Capabilities in Cows Linked with permission from Farm Talk

Feeding & Feedstuffs

Body Condition Scoring Reduces Feed Costs

Body Condition Scoring Cows Enhances Management Options — Linked with permission from Farm Talk

Matching Cow Size to Resources Prevents Performance Problems — Linked with permission from the American Gelbveigh Association

Healthy Body Condition Essential to Calf Strength, Rebreeding – Linked with permission from The Prairie Star

Use body condition scoring to tailor winter feeding for beef cows

Body Condition Scoring CD-ROMs


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