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Featured Resources
| Beef Improves Cholesterol Levels | download |
| NCBA (Dec 2011) | |
| New research provides strong scientific evidence that eating lean beef every day as part of a heart-healthy diet improves cholesterol levels. | |
| Cost-Effective Mineral Supplementation Programs for Beef Cattle | download |
| UM (Sep 2011) | |
| The fact that mineral requirements for beef cattle are spoken of in terms of parts-per-hundred or parts-per-million of the diet implies that nutritionists possess precise knowledge on the level of each mineral needed in beef cattle diets for optimum perfo | |
Recent Resources
| Beef Improves Cholesterol Levels | download |
| NCBA (Dec 2011) | |
| New research provides strong scientific evidence that eating lean beef every day as part of a heart-healthy diet improves cholesterol levels. | |
| Cost-Effective Mineral Supplementation Programs for Beef Cattle | download |
| UM (Sep 2011) | |
| The fact that mineral requirements for beef cattle are spoken of in terms of parts-per-hundred or parts-per-million of the diet implies that nutritionists possess precise knowledge on the level of each mineral needed in beef cattle diets for optimum perfo | |
| Hi Mag Minerals: More than Just Magnesium | download |
| Feed Lot (Jun 2011) | |
| Although some of the High Plains is in a drought, other parts of the nation have an abundance of rain, which leads to lush and growing pastures. | |
| Expansion Signals | download |
| Drovers (May 2011) | |
| Higher prices and increased profitability should spur expansion of the national herd. But will they? Corn prices may hold the key. | |
| Prime Cuts | download |
| MSU (Jan 2011) | |
| Weekly news cuts for Montana's beef producer. Self-fed supplements for Ranch Cattle | |
| Mineral Status, Nutrition & Animal Health: A Critical Relationship | download |
| Gulf Coast (Nov 2008) | |
| In the October issue we began a discussion of the relationships between health and nutrition, specifically minerals. | |
| Mineral Status and Animal Health: A Critical Relationship | download |
| Gulf Coast (Oct 2008) | |
| Cattlemen, researchers, veterinarians and nutritionists have known for years that the health of an animal is closely tied to the nutritional plane the animal is on. | |
| Nutrition & Health: Beef | download |
| Feed Stuffs (Sep 2008) | |
| One daunting task for writing about dietary nutrient allowances for beef cattle is related to the vast number of production systems used. | |
| Mineral Moxie | download |
| Angus Journal (Feb 2008) | |
| That last one-third of a cow's pregnancy is the time to use your mineral smarts. | |
| Nutrition & Reproduction Interactions | download |
| Gulf Coast (Oct 2007) | |
| Environmental factors loom large in importance to the reproductive success of any beef breeding herd. | |
| Trace Mineral Nutrition in Beef Cows | download |
| NCBA (Apr 2007) | |
| With a sub clinical deficiency, the animal grows or reproduces at a reduced rate, uses feed less efficiently and operates with a depressed immune system. | |
| Feeding the Fetus | download |
| Beef Magazine (Mar 2007) | |
| It's been said you can't starve a profit out of a cow. Based on new and ongoing research at the University of Nebraska, you can't starve a profit out of the calves incubating inside those cows, either. | |
| Evaluating Cow Body Condition at Calving | download |
| MSU (Jan 2007) | |
| Management Considerations for Future Reproductive Performance | |
| Suppliments for Forage-Based Growing Programs | download |
| NCBA (Oct 2006) | |
| Protein requirements vary depending on animal age, weight, and rate of gain. | |