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Camelids: Alpaca, Camel, Guanacos, Llama, Vicun

CAMEL Camel Clinical Medicine, Production, Diseases, Management, etc. Camel Milk Production, Dairy Processing, Camel Cheese Production ALPACA & LLAMA Alpaca & Llama Anatomy, Husbandry, Breeding, etc. ~ Llama Brain Atlases Alpaca & Llama Physical Examination, Reference Intervals & Clinical Medicine Alpaca & Llama Vaccinations Alpaca Genetics Glossary ~ Alpaca Breeding & Herd Health Calculators Alpaca Shearing & Handspinning Livestock Calculators & Spreadsheets Feed, Forage, Grassland, Grazing, Pasture & Water, Barns, Corrals, Loading Chutes, Stockyards, etc. Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farm Machinery, Crops, Soil, Water, Fertilizer, Budgets, Costs, etc. Calculators & Spreasheets

CAMELIDS: ALPACA, CAMEL, GUANACOS, LLAMA, VICUAN Camel Camel Clinical Medicine, Production, Diseases, Management, etc., Courses & Teaching Modules CAMEL: CARE & HEALTH - A manual for the Primary Animal Health Care Worker, Animal Production and Helath Division, Food and Agriculture Orginzation (FAO), United Nations Multimedia Camel Care & Health Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Camels "...are used for meat, milk, fibre (wool and hair), for transport and for other work and their dung is used for fires. Camels provide everything in a desert environment..." Camel Care & Health Teaching Modules include: "...Ageing Camels by the Teeth; Breeding Camels; Feeding and Watering of Camels; Surra of Camels (trypanosomiasis); Internal Parasites of Camels; Skin Diseases of Camels; Foot Problems in Camels; etc..." For more information see A manual for the Primary Animal Health Care Worker or the Food and Agriculture Orginzation (FAO) CAMÉLIDÉS - Cirad, France Multimedia Camel Teaching Modules, Publications, Actualités, Scientifique, etc. (Text & Images). In French/Français & some English. Camel Clinical Medicine Teaching Modules include: "...Diseases, Clinical Studies, Production and Management, etc..." REPRODUCTIVE PROCESSES IN CAMELS (CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS) - R. Yagil, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel; Volume 61, No. 2, 2006, Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Israel Veterinary Medical Association Multimedia Reproduction Processes in Camels Journal Article (Text & Images). Reproduction Processes in Camels "...A review on camel reproduction is not only a question of presenting new data associated with a specific subject, but is a move away from anecdotal data taken from nomadic camel herders..." Reproduction Processes in Camels Subject Categories include: "...Male; Female; Physiology; Endocrinology; Courting and Mating; Pregnancy; Gestation; Parturition; Lactation; etc..." For more information see Israel Journal of Veterinary Medicine Camel Milk Production, Dairy Processing, Camel Cheese Production CAMELS AND CAMEL MILK - Author: R. Yagil, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel and hosted by the Animal Production and Helath Division, Food and Agriculture Orginzation (FAO), United Nations Multimedia Camel Milk Course (Text & Images). Camel Milk Chapters include: "...Milk Production; Composition of Camel Milk; Milk Products and their Uses; Reproduction; Feed & Digestion; Management; etc..." For more information see the Food and Agriculture Orginzation (FAO) THE TECHNOLOGY OF MAKING CHEESE FROM CAMEL MILK (CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS) - Author: J.P. Ramet; Animal Production and Helath Division, Food and Agriculture Orginzation (FAO), United Nations Multimedia Making Cheese from Camel Milk Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Cheese-making Technology "...aims to preserve milk so that consumption can be postponed for periods from a few days to several months. The preservation of the product is obtained mainly through lactic acidification and limited dehydration..." Making Cheese from Camel Milk Chapters include: "...Composition of Camel Milk; Cheese-making Technology; Coagulation; Draining Ability; Ripening; Products obtained from Whey; Selection of High-grade Milk; Milk Preparation; Milk Preparation; etc..." For more information see the Food and Agriculture Orginzation (FAO)

Alpaca & Llama Alpaca & Llama Anatomy, Husbandry, Breeding, Demographics, etc. DENTAL ANATOMY OF LLAMAS - R.A. Bowen, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado Multimedia Dental Anatomy of Llamas (Text & Images). Dental Anatomy of Llamas "...An interesting aspect of llama dentition is the presence of fighting teeth or fangs. These are modified canine and incisor teeth..." For more information see the Dental Anatomy; Pathophysiology of the Digestive System; Hypertexts for Biomedical Sciences; Welcome to Vivo; Richard A. Bowen's Home Page; Department of Biomedical Sciences or the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences LLAMA & ALPACA HEALTH & HUSBANDRY FOR CAMELID OWNERS - Rocky Mountain Llama & Alpaca Association Multimedia Llama & Alpaca Health & Husbandry Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Llama & Alpaca Health & Husbandry Teaching Modules include: "...Handling; Foot Anatomy & Maintenance; Nutrition; Heat Stress In Llamas And Alpaca; Hypothermia; Reproduction; etc..." For more information see the Rocky Mountain Llama & Alpaca Association LLAMA AND ALPACA FARMING - Lance Gegner, NCAT Agriculture Specialist, National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) Multimedia Llama & Alpaca Farming Teaching Modules (Text & Images). There are four types of lama (the genus name is spelled with one 'l') "...They are the llama, the alpaca, the guanaco, and the vicuna. All are members of the Camelidae family. Modified ruminants with a three-compartment stomach, they have cloven hooves and chew a cud like sheep and cattle..." Llama & Farming Teaching Modules include: Marketing; Nutrition; Fencing; Shelter; Health Concerns; Reproduction; etc..." For more information see the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Alpaca ALPACA DEMOGRAPHICS - Alpaca Registry, Inc. Multimedia World Wide Demographics for Alpacas. ALPACA HEALTH & DISEASE - Alpaca Association New Zealand Multimedia Alpaca Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Alpaca Teaching Modules include: "...Alpaca Body Condition Scoring; Alpaca Parturition (Birth); Alpaca Body Scoring; Alpaca Teeth; Alpaca Systematic Examination from Nose to Tail; Alpaca Standard Vaccinations and Preventative Treatments; etc..." For more information see the Alpaca Association New Zealand Llama LLAMA DEMOGRAPHICS - International Llama Registry Multimedia World Wide Demographics for Llamas, Guanaco & Vicunas. For more information see the International Llama Registry CARING FOR LLAMAS - The New Hampshire Lama Association Multimedia Llama Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Llama Teaching Modules include: "...Fiber Management; Hay and Forage Analysis; Training; Heat Stress; Llama Herd Management; Llama Housing and Fencing; Llama Medical Management; etc..." For more information see the The New Hampshire Lama Association Llama Brain Atlases LLAMA BRAIN ATLAS - Comparative Mammalian Brain Collection Multimedia Llama Brain Atlas (Text & Images). For more information see Mammalian Brain Atlases or the Comparative Mammalian Brain Collection

Alpaca & Llama Physical Examination, Reference Intervals & Clinical Medicine Courses & Teaching Modules BIOCHEMISTRY REFERENCE INTERVALS: ALPACA & LLAMA - Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University Multimedia Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory Reference Intervals (Text & Images). Biochemisty Reference Intervals for Bovine, Equine, Ovine, Caprine, Llama, Alpaca, Canine, Feline & Porcine include: "...Albumin; Amylase; ALT (SGPT); b-Hbutyrate; B.Acids; BUN; Calcium; Chloride; Cholesterol; CK; Creatinine; Glucose; Lipase; Magnesium; Protein; Sodium; etc..." For more information see the Clinical Pathology Reference Intervals; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory or the College of Veterinary Medicine HEMATOLOGY REFERENCE INTERVALS: ALPACA & LLAMA - Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University Multimedia Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory Reference Intervals (Text & Images). Hematology Reference Intervals for Bovine, Equine, Ovine, Caprine, Llama, Alpaca, Canine, Feline & Porcine include: "...Hematocrit; Hemoglobin; RBC; Reticulocyte Count; MCV; MCH; MCHC; Platelet Count; WBC; Segmented; Bands; Lymphs; Moncoytes; Eosinophils; etc..." For more information see the Clinical Pathology Reference Intervals; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory or the College of Veterinary Medicine CAMELIDS (ALPACAS & LLAMAS) HEALTH TOPICS - D.E. Anderson, Llama Research Program, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University Multimedia Alpaca & Llama Clinical Medicine Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Alpaca & Llama Clinical Medicine Teaching Modules include: "...Assessing Fetal Health; Cervical Vertebral Injuries in Camelids; Common Surgical Procedures in Camelids; Infertility in Female Llamas; Llama Parasite Control; On-Farm Emergency Treatment of Alpacas; etc..." For more information see Camelid Research Program; Research Centers; Research or the College of Veterinary Medicine Alpaca & Llama Vaccinations CAMELID VACCINATION PROTOCOL - D.E. Anderson, Camelid Research Program, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University Multimedia Camelid Vaccination Protocol - Alpaca Vaccinations & Llama Vaccinations Teachig Modules (Text & Images). For more information see Health Topics; Camelid Research Program; Research Centers; Research or the College of Veterinary Medicine Alpaca Genetics Glossary ALPACA GENETICS GLOSSARY - Northwest Alpacas Multimedia Alpaca Genetics Glossary (Text & Images). For more information see Northwest Alpacas Alpaca Breeding, Herd Health Calculators ALPACA BREEDING COLOR CALCULATOR - Northwest Alpacas Multimedia Alpaca Breeding Color Calculator (Text & Images). With the Alpaca Breeding Color Calculator the results "...will show the probabilities, expressed as a percentage, of color probabilities from the breeding..." For more information see Northwest Alpacas ALPACA HERD GROWTH CALCULATOR - Northwest Alpacas Multimedia Alpaca Herd Growth Calculator (Text & Images). Alpaca Herd Growth Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Number of breeding age females; Age of first breeding for females; Percent of female to male births & Percent of live births..." For more information see Northwest Alpacas ALPACA CRIA DUE DATE CALCULATOR - Walnut Creek Alpacas Multimedia Alpaca Cria Due Date Calculator (Text & Images). Alpaca Cria Due Date Calculator "...Gestation is approximately 335 to 355 days. Due date based on 340 day gestation..." For more information see Walnut Creek Alpacas Alpaca Shearing & Alpaca Handspinning ALPACA SHEARING - YouTube Multimedia Alpaca Shearing Video Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). ALPACA SHEARING - Gateway Farm Alpacas, Scio, Oregon Multimedia Alpaca Shearing Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Alpaca Shearing Teaching Modules include: "...Step-by-Step Alpaca Shearing; Alpaca Shearing Equipment; Shear Sharpening; Shearing Mishaps; etc..." For more information see Gateway Farm Alpacas ALPACA HANDSPINNING - The Joy of Handspinning Multimedia Handspinning Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). The Joy of Handspinning "...is a production and instructional studio teaching the craft of handspinning and manufacturing luxury handspun yarns..." For more information see The Joy of Handspinning

Bison - Buffalo - Water Buffalo

WATER BUFFALO Clinical Medicine, Care & Handling, Nutrition, Production, etc. BISON Clinical Medicine, Care & Handling, Nutrition, Production, etc. Livestock Calculators & Spreadsheets Feed, Forage, Grassland, Grazing, Pasture & Water, Barns, Corrals, Loading Chutes, Stockyards, etc. Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farm Machinery, Crops, Soil, Water, Fertilizer, Budgets, Costs, etc. Calculators & Spreasheets

BISON - BUFFALO - WATER BUFFALO Water Buffalo - Bubalus bubalis Water Buffalo Reproduction, Bubaline Reproduction Teaching Modules THE VISUAL GUIDE TO BUBALINE (WATER BUFFALO) REPRODUCTION - The Drost Project, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida Multimedia Bubaline Reproduction Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Bubaline Reproduction Subject Categories include: Female Reproductive System; Estrus Detection; Pregnancy; Teratology; Reproductive Technology; Male Reproductive System; General Images..." For more information see the Drost Project Visual Guide to Animal Reproduction (Theriogenology); The Drost Project or the College of Veterinary Medicine Water Buffalo Breeds, Production, Medicine, Diseases, etc. Teaching Modules WATER BUFFALO - B. Lemcke, Pastoral Division, Northern Territory Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries, and hosted by the Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation, Australia Government, Australia Multimedia Water Buffalo Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Water Buffalo Teaching Modules include: "...Production Requirements; Breeds; Animal Husbandry; Pest and Disease Control; etc..." For more information see The New Rural Industries: A Handbook for Farmers and Investors

Bison - Bison bison Bison Clinical Medicine, Care & Handling, Nutrition, Production, etc., Teaching Modules BISON - L. Gegner, NCAT Agriculture Specialist, National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) Multimedia Bison Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Bison Teaching Modules include: "...Regulations for Bison Production; Bison Health Issues; Bison Meat Inspection and Processing; Bison Marketing; Grass or Grain; Pasturing Bison; Fencing; Handling and Transporting Bison..." For more information see the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service BISON RESEARCH - Carrington Research Extension Center, North Dakota State University Multimedia Bison Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Bison Research (2002) Teaching Modules include: "...Protein Requirements of Bison Bulls Fed for Meat; Managing Very Young Bison Calves; Stabilizing Feedlots Using Coal Ash; etc..." For more information see the Livestock or the Carrington Research Extension Center BISON STUDIES - Center for Bison Studies, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana Multimedia Bison Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see Center for Bison Studies or Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana BEHAVIOUR OF CATTLE, PIGS, BUFFALO & ANTELOPE DURING HANDLING AND TRANSPORT - T. Grandin Multimedia Behaviour of Cattle During Handling & Transport Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see Temple Grandin's Web Page Examples of Behaviour of Cattle, Pigs, Buffalo & Antelope During Handling & Transport Teaching Modules include Recommended Basic Livestock Handling Examples of Recommended Basic Livestock Handling Teaching Modules include "...Understanding Flight Zone and Point of Balance; Identifying Common Distractions; Using Prods and Persuaders Properly; Moving Cattle out of Pens and Sorting; Importance of reducing noise when handling livestock Low Stress Methods for Moving and Herding Cattle on Pastures, Paddocks, and large Feedlot Pens; Training Tips For Flighty, Very Excitable Animals Recommended Trucking Practices DISEASES OF BISON - Specialized Livestock Research and Development Program, Department of Large Animal Clinical Medicine, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan Multimedia Diseases of Bison Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see the Specialized Livestock Research and Development Program Diseases of Bison Teaching Modules include Diseases of Bison Diseases of Bison includes "...Bacterial Diseases of Bison; Virus Diseases of Bison; Parasitic Diseases of Bison; Nutritional Diseases of Bison; Congenital Abnormalities of Bison; etc..." Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Bison Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Bison includes "...Geographic distribution; Transmission; Clinical signs; Post mortem findings; Diagnosis..."

Beef Cattle - Bovine - Bos taurus

Beef Cattle Anatomy Beef Cattle Breeds, Cattle Breeding Databases by Breed, Genetic Evaluations, EPD's, etc. Beef Cattle Physical Examination Beef Cattle Clinical Medicine Beef Cattle Reference Intervals - Laboratory Tests Beef Cattle Diseases ~ Bovine Radiology ~ Cattle Lameness Cattle Surgery ~ Beef Cattle Ultrasound Beef Cattle Vaccinations & Injection Techniques Beef Cattle Management & Production Body Condition Scoring ~ Udder Scoring ~ Herd Management Calendar ~ Cow Culling Beef Cattle Breeding, Reproduction, Semen Collection, AI, Calving, Management, Production, etc., Courses & Teaching Modules Branding, Ear Tagging, Tattooing, Dehorning & Electronic Identification Stockyards, Lairages, Corrals, Races, Chutes, Loading Ramps Design, Building Plans, etc. Behaviour of Cattle During Handling & Transport Myology of the Beef Animal (Bovine Myology) & Meat Science Beef Cattle Calculators & Spreadsheets Breeding, Pregnancy, Costs, Budgets, Price, Culling, Feedlot, Fencing, Pasture, Nutrition, Feed, Yield Grading, Carcass Yields, etc. Livestock Calculators & Spreadsheets Feed, Forage, Grassland, Grazing, Pasture & Water, Barns, Corrals, Loading Chutes, Stockyards, etc. Agribusiness, Farm Management, Farm Machinery, Crops, Soil, Water, Fertilizer, Budgets, Costs, etc. Calculators & Spreasheets

CATTLE - BEEF CATTLE - BOVINE - BOS TAURUS Cattle Related Centers FOR CATTLE/BEEF CALCULATORS, RELATING TO BUDGET, COSTS, ECONOMICS, NUTRITION, MILK PRODUCTION, ETC. SEE THE AGRICULTURE CENTER: LIVESTOCK - CATTLE/BEEF FOR RELATED AGRICULTURE COURSES, DATABASES, CALCULATORS; ETC. SEE THE AGRICULTURE CENTER Cattle Anatomy ANATOMY OF THE CARCASS (SHOCKWAVE) - Animal Science Department, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources & the Distributed Environments for Active Learning, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska; the National Cattlemen's Beef Association & the Cattlemen's Beef Board Multimedia Carcass Anatomy Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). Available in English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian & Spanish. Muscular and Skeletal Anatomy of the Carcass includes: "...Development; 3D Rotation; 3D Muscle ID; Fabrication Videos: Cap Removal, Chuck Roll Preparation, Chuck Roll Trim, Chuck Tender Removal, Eye of Round Trim, etc.; Skeleton; Cross-sections; Lateral Views; Sub-primals; Bone Descriptions; Muscle Descriptions; etc..." For more information see Bovine Myology or the Animal Science Department DENTAL ANATOMY OF CATTLE - R.A. Bowen, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado Multimedia Dental Anatomy of Cattle (Text & Images). For more information see the Dental Anatomy; Pathophysiology of the Digestive System; Hypertexts for Biomedical Sciences; Welcome to Vivo; Richard A. Bowen's Home Page; Department of Biomedical Sciences or the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Cattle Breeds, Cattle Breeding Databases, Genetic Evaluations, EPD's, etc. Cattle Breeds World Wide CATTLE BREEDS OF THE WORLD - Embryo Plus Multimedia Cattle Breed Database (Text & Images). Cattle Breed Database is a "...list of cattle breeds, varieties, moocows, and crosses that are found around the world. This 950+ name list contains..." For more information see Embryo Plus Beef Cattle Breeding Databases - U.S. NAAB DATABASES & BREEDING EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS - National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) Multimedia Beef Cattle Breeding Databases & Educational Materials (Text & Images). National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) unites "...those individuals and organizations engaged in the artificial insemination of cattle and other livestock into an affiliated federation operating under self-imposed standards of performance and to conduct and promote the mutual interest and ideals of its members..." For more information see the National Association of Animal Breeders Examples of Databases & Educational Materials include NAAB AI Sire (Cross Reference) Database International Sire Evaluation Database Educational Materials Examples of Educational Materials include "...AI vs. Natural Service; Estimated Relative Conception Rate (ERCR); Synchronization Protocols for Beef Cows and Heifers; AI; etc..." Beef Cattle Breeding Databases - New Zealand BEEF NEW ZEALAND - Beef New Zealand Multimedia Beef Cattle Breeding Databases (Text & Images). Index of Beef Cattle Breed Associations, Sire Selector etc. for New Zealand including: "...Angus, Aubrac, Belgian Blue, Beef Shorthorn, Blonde d'Aquitane, Charolais, Devon, Galloway, Highland, Murray Grey, etc..." Beef Cattle Breeding Databases by Breed ANGUS - American Angus Association ANGUS - Asociacoa Brasileira de Angus, Brazil ANGUS - Angus Society of Australia ANGUS - Canadian Angus Association RED ANGUS - Red Angus Association of America RED ANGUS - Red Angus Association of Argentina BELGIAN BLUE - American Belgian Blue Breeders BELGIAN BLUE - British Belgian Blue Cattle Society BELGIAN BLUE - Canadian Belgian Blue Association BELGIAN BLUE - Belgian Blue Bee Herdbook BLONDE D'AQUITAINE - UPRA Blonde d'Aquitaine, France BLONDE D'AQUITAINE - British Blond Society BLONDE D'AQUITAINE - Canadian Blonde d'Aquitaine Association BRADFORD - United Braford Breeders BRAHMAN - American Brahman Breeders Association BRANGUS - International Brangus Breeders Association BRAUNVIEH - Braunvieh Association of America BRITISH WHITE - British White Cattle Association Of America CHAROLAIS - American-International Charolais Association CHIANINA - American-Chianina Association DEXTER - American Dexter Cattle Association DEXTER - Canadian Dexter Cattle Association GALLOWAY - American Galloway Association GELBVIEH - Australian Gelbvieh Association GELBVIEH - Canadian Gelbvieh Association GELBVIEH - American Gelbvieh Association GELBVIEH - South African Gelbvieh Association HEREFORD - World Hereford Council HEREFORD - American Hereford Association HEREFORD - Australian Hereford Society HEREFORD - New Zealand Hereford Association HIGHLAND - American Highland Cattle Association LIMOUSIN - North American Limousin Foundation MAINE-ANJOU - American Maine-Anjou Association PINZGAUER - American Pinzgauer Association SALERS - American Salers Association SIMMENTAL & SIMBRAH - American Simmental Association SHORTHORNS - America Shorthorn Association SOUTH DEVON - North American South Devon Association SOUTH DEVON - Canadian South Devon Association SOUTH DEVON - South Devon Cattle Breeders Australian Association SOUTH DEVON - South Devon Herd Book Society, U.K. TEXAS LONGHORN - Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America WAGYU - Asociación Chilena de Ganado Wagyu (Wagyu Chile) WAGYU - American Wagyu Association WAGYU - Australian Wagyu Association WAGYU - Canadian Wagyu Association WAGYU - New Zealand Wagyu Breeders Association

Cattle Clinical Examination - Cow Physical Examination - Bovine Clinical Examination Cow Physical Examination PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE COW (A SECTION OF VM 616) - K. Newman, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University Multimedia Clinical Examination of Cattle Teaching Modules - PDF (Text & Images). For more information see Course Materials; Student Resources - WebVet; Food and Fiber Animal Medicine and Surgery Section; Sections; Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences; Departments or the College of Veterinary Medicine PHYSICAL EXAM: CATTLE, GOAT, HORSE, SHEEP, SWINE - School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health, Tuskegee University Physical Exam for Cattle, Goat, Horse, Sheep & Swine includes: Description of the Patient; History; General Inspection; Normal Respiratory Rates for "...Cattle (adult); Cattle (yearling); Sheep and Goats; Swine..." Normal Temperature Ranges for "...Horse; Foal; Cattle under 1 Year; Cattle over 1 Year; Sheep; Goat; Piglet; Adule Pig..." Normal Pulse Rate for "...Horse; Neonatal Foals; Foals 1 Month Old; Foals 6 Months to 1 Year; Young Calf; Cattle; Sheep & Goat; Young Pig; Adult Pig..." For more information see Introduction to Clinical Medicine; School of Veterinary Medicine Electronic Syllabi; Biomedical Research & Graduate Studies Resources; School of Veterinary Medicine or the College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health Procedure for Performing an Oral Exam of a Cow ORAL EXAMINATION OF A COW (QUICKTIME) - D. Davenport, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University Multimedia Clinical Examination of Cattle Video Training Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see Veterinary Techniques Videos; Course Materials; Student Resources - WebVet; Education or the College of Veterinary Medicine Using Dentition to Age Cattle USING DENTITION TO AGE CATTLE - Technical Service Center, Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS), U.S. Department of Agriculture Multimedia Cattle Dentition Teaching Module (Text & Images). Using Dentition to Age Cattle Teaching Module will discuss and demonstrate: "...types of teeth and their location in bovine jaws, deciduous incisors versus permanent incisors, eruption times for deciduous and permanent teeth and using eruption times of permanent incisors to age cattle..." For more information see the Technical Service Center Cow Reproductive Clinical Examination REPRODUCTIVE CLINICAL EXAMINATION OF THE COW - B.E. Eilts, Department of Comparative Biological Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Multimedia Reproductive Clinical Examination of the Cow Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). Reproductive Clinical Examination of the Cow includes: "...History; Visual examination; Rectal palpation; Palpable changes in normal cycling cow; Ultrasound examination; Vaginal examination; etc..." For more information see Bovine Theriogenology; Theriogenology (VMED 5361); Comparative Theriogenology; Bruce E. Eilts Home Page; Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences or the School of Veterinary Medicine Bull Breeding Soundness Clinical Examination BULL BREEDING SOUNDNESS EXAMINATION - B.E. Eilts, Department of Comparative Biological Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Multimedia Bull Breeding Soundness Examination Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Bull Breeding Soundness Examination includes: "...History; Physical Examination; Libido Testing; Testes Examination; Bull Palpation; Semen Collection; Evaluation System for BSE; Bull Infertility; etc..." For more information see Male Theriogenology; Theriogenology (VMED 5361); Comparative Theriogenology; Bruce E. Eilts Home Page; Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences or the School of Veterinary Medicine

Cattle Clinical Medicine - Bovine Clinical Medicine Cattle Clinical Medicine Related Centers FOR MORE CLINICAL MEDICINE ATLASES, CASES, COURSES, DATABASES, JOURNALS, TEXTBOOKS, TUTORIALS, VIDEOS, ETC. SEE THE VETERINARY CENTER: CLINICAL MEDICINE Beef Cattle Reference Intervals - Bovine Reference Intervals CLINICAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORY REFERENCE INTERVALS: BOVINE - Clinical Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University Multimedia Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory Reference Intervals (Text & Images). Reference Intervals for Bovine, Caprine, Equine, Canine & Feline include: Hematology Reference Intervals include: "...Routine Hemogram Reference Intervals: HCT; RBC; Hgb; MCV; MCH; MCHC; WBC; etc. Hematology Bench (Manual) Percent Differential Reference Intervals; Advia Automated Absolute Differential Reference Intervals; etc..." Coagulation Reference Intervals; Chemistry (Hitachi 917) Reference Intervals include: "...Sodium; Potassium; Chloride; Bicarbonate; Anion Gap; Glucose; BUN; Creatinine; Uric Acid; etc..." Venous Blood Gas and Electrolyte Reference Intervals include: "...pH; pCO2; pO2; HCO3; TCO2; SBE; Na; etc..." Immunology Reference Intervals include "...Agarose Gel Reference Intervals Immunoglobulin Reference Intervals For more information see the Clinical Pathology or the College of Veterinary Medicine CLINICAL PATHOLOGY LABORATORY REFERENCE INTERVALS: BOVINE - Clinical Pathology Laboratory, Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University Multimedia Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory Reference Intervals (Text & Images). Reference Intervals for Bovine, Equine, Canine & Feline include: Hematology Reference Intervals include: "...WBC; RBC; Hb; MCV; MCH; Platelets; etc..." Serum Chemistries Reference Intervals include: "...Na; K; Anion Gap; Ga; Mg; BUN; Glucose; etc..." Bile Acids Reference Intervals; Blood Gas Analysis (arterial) Reference Intervals; Coagulation Reference Intervals; Cortisol Reference Intervals. For more information see the Department of Veterinary Pathology BIOCHEMISTRY REFERENCE INTERVALS: BOVINE - Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University Multimedia Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory Reference Intervals (Text & Images). Biochemisty Reference Intervals for Bovine, Equine, Ovine, Caprine, Llama, Alpaca, Canine, Feline & Porcine include: "...Albumin; Amylase; ALT (SGPT); b-Hbutyrate; B.Acids; BUN; Calcium; Chloride; Cholesterol; CK; Creatinine; Glucose; Lipase; Magnesium; Protein; Sodium; etc..." For more information see the Clinical Pathology Reference Intervals; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory or the College of Veterinary Medicine HEMATOLOGY REFERENCE INTERVALS: BOVINE - Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University Multimedia Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory Reference Intervals (Text & Images). Hematology Reference Intervals for Bovine, Equine, Ovine, Caprine, Llama, Alpaca, Canine, Feline & Porcine include: "...Hematocrit; Hemoglobin; RBC; Reticulocyte Count; MCV; MCH; MCHC; Platelet Count; WBC; Segmented; Bands; Lymphs; Moncoytes; Eosinophils; etc..." For more information see the Clinical Pathology Reference Intervals; Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory or the College of Veterinary Medicine BIOCHEMISTRY REFERENCE INTERVALS: BOVINE - Animal Health Laboratory (AHL), Laboratory Services Division, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Multimedia Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory Reference Intervals (Text & Images). Biochemisty Reference Intervals for Canine, Feline, Bovine, Equine & Porcine include: "...Calcium; Phosphorus; Magnesium; Sodium; Potassium; Na/K ratio; Chloride; Carbon dioxide; Anion gap; Urea; Creatinine; Glucose; Cholesterol; Total bilirubin; Conj bilirubin; Free bilirubin; Alk phosphatase; Gamma GT; GLDH; ALT; AST; CK; NEFA; Iron; cTSH; Albumin; Haptoglobin; etc..." For more information see AHL User's Guide: Table of Contents; Animal Health Laboratory (AHL) or the Laboratory Services Division HEMATOLOGY REFERENCE INTERVALS: BOVINE - Animal Health Laboratory (AHL), Laboratory Services Division, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada Multimedia Veterinary Clinical Pathology Laboratory Reference Intervals (Text & Images). Hematology Reference Intervals for Canine, Feline, Bovine, Equine & Porcine include: "...Plasma protein; Hemoglobin; Hematocrit; Erythrocytes; MCV; MCH; MCHC; Reticulocytes; Platelets; Leukocytes; Neutrophils; Lymphocytes; Monocytes; etc..." For more information see AHL User's Guide: Table of Contents; Animal Health Laboratory (AHL) or the Laboratory Services Division Beef Cattle Diseases CATTLE DISEASES DATABASES - Organic Ag Info, Developed By: the Organic Agriculture Consortium (OAC)/Scientific Congress on Organic Agricultural Research (SCOAR) Multimedia Cattle Diseases Database (Text & Images). Each Cattle Diseases includes "...Condition; Control & Prevention; Treatment; The Condition and Welfare; Good Practice based on Current Knowledge; Guidelines on the Disease during the Conversion Period; etc..." For more information see Organic Ag Info JOHNE'S INFORMATION CENTER (QUICKTIME) - M.T. Collins & E.J.B. Manning, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin Multimedia Johne's Disease Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). Johne's (pronounced "Yo-nees") Disease "...is a contagious bacterial disease of the intestinal tract..." Johne's Disease Subject Categories include: "...Epidemiology; Pathology; Diagnosis; Control; Prevention; Cases; etc..." For more information see the School of Veterinary Medicine CATTLE DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM (CaDDiS) - G. Gettinby & S. Reid, Veterinary Informatics and Epidemiology (VIE), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow; and the Department of Statistics and Modelling Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. Multimedia Cattle Disease Diagnostic System Tool (Text & Images). Cattle Disease Diagnostic System Tool "...The objective of this decision support module is to facilitate better differential diagnosis of tropical diseases. The linking together of different types of techniques such as expert systems, mathematical models, statistical analysis systems, hypertextualised media system..." For more information see CaDDiS Home Page; Veterinary Informatics and Epidemiology (VIE) or the University of Strathclyde RUMINANT CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASES (SHOCKWAVE) - M.H. Barton, Department of Large Anaimal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia Multimedia Ruminant Cardiopulmonary Diseases Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Ruminant Cardiopulmonary Diseases Teaching Modules include: "...Bacterial Diseases Lecture; Viral Diseases Lecture; Respiratory Diseases Lecture; etc..." For more information see 5313/5301 Home Page; Large Animal Medicine Teaching; Department of Large Anaimal Medicine; Departments or the College of Veterinary Medicine

Bovine Orthopaedic Radiology Teaching Modules & Cases BOVINE ORTHOPAEDIC READIOLOGY (SHOCKWAVE) - A. Jones, Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Cambridge University Veterinary School, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K. Multimedia Bovine Orthopaedic Radiology (Bovine Radiology) Teaching Modules & Cases (Text & Images). For more information see Veterinary CAL Packages on the Web or the Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine Cattle Lameness Teaching Modules & Cases with Text, Images & Videos/Movies ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CATTLE LAMENESS AND TREATMENT OF BOVINE FOOT DISEASE - P.R. Greenough, C. Bergsten, R.W. Blowey & A. Brizzi, Cowdoc.net, Vetagro International Consultants Inc. Multimedia Cattle Lameness Teaching Modules & Cases (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). Encylopedia of Cattle Lameness and Treatment of Bovine Foot Disease "...provides comprehensive, clear information on the appearance, cause, treatment and control of lameness in the feet of cattle..." Cattle Lameness and Treatment of Bovine Foot Disease Subject Categories & Subcategories include Foot Lameness "...Abscess of Coronary Band; Bruised Sole; Foot Rot; etc..." Disease Identification; Herd Investigation; etc..." Cattle Surgery - Bovine Surgery CASTRATION OF CALVES - Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada Multimedia Castration of Calves Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Castration of Calves Subject Categories include "...Castration Defined; Reasons for Castration; Managing Male Calves; Beef From Intact Bulls; Immunization as an Alternative to Castration; Castration Age; Testosterone Effect; Liveweight Gains; Choice of Castration Methods; Anaesthesia and Pain Relief; etc..." For more information see Beef - Health Management; Livestock; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario SURGERY OF THE PENIS: PENILE AND PREPUTIAL PROBLEMS IN THE BULL - M.S. Gill, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Multimedia Surgery of the Bull Penis and Prepuce Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see Male Theriogenology; Theriogenology (VMED 5361); Comparative Theriogenology; Bruce E. Eilts Home Page; Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences or the School of Veterinary Medicine Ultrasound BEEF ULTRASOUND TRAINING - The National CUP Lab and Technology Center, Walter & Associates, LLC. Multimedia Beef Ultrasound Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Beef Ultrasound Teaching Modules include: "...Scanning Technique; Scanning into the future; Beef Cattle Anatomy and Ultrasound; Carcass Measurements; Ultrasound Scanning Guidelines for Beef Cattle Breeders; etc..." For more information see Walter & Associates, LLC.

Beef Cattle Vaccinations & Injection Techniques CATTLE VACCINATION GUIDE - Animal Science Program, University of Florida Multimedia Cattle Vaccination Guidelines - Bovine Vaccination Guidelines (Text & Images). Cattle Vaccination Guidelines include Cows Vaccination Guidelines "...Pre-calving Preparation (approximately 30 days prior to calving); Pre-breeding Preparations..." Bulls Vaccination Guidelines; Heifers Vaccination Guidelines "...Pre-breeding Preparation (8 weeks prior to breeding); Pre-breeding Preparation (4 weeks prior to breeding)..." Calves (2 - 4 months of age) Vaccination Guidelines. For more information see Health; Beef Cattle; Animal Science Program or the Department of Animal Science BEEF AND DAIRY CATTLE VACCINATION PROGRAMS - Authors: N.R. Hartwig & L. Hauptmeier, Veterinary Medicine Extension, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa State University Multimedia Beef Cattle Vaccination Guidelines - Dairy Cattle Vaccination Guidelines (Text & Images). Vaccination Programs for Beef Cow/Calf Herds & Dairy Herds Teaching Mudule includes: Vaccinations for Beef Cow/Calf Herds include "...Small Calves, Patured Beef Calves, Bulls..." Vaccinations for Dairy Herds include "...Heifers & Adults Cows..." Vaccinations for Replacement Feeder Cattle. For more information see Veterinary Medicine Extension; Departments or Iowa State University Extension BEEF CATTLE HERD HEALTH VACCINATION SCHEDULE - Authors: J. Powell (Extension Veterinarian), S. Jones, S. Gadberry & T. Troxel, Arkansas Agriculture Extension Service, Division of Agriculture, Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences, University of Arkansas Multimedia Beef Cattle Vaccination Schedule Teaching Module (Text & Images). Beef Cattle Vaccination Schedule Teaching Module includes: "...Cattle Vital Statistics; Vaccination Schedule for Cows and Bulls; Vaccination Schedule for Calves; Vaccination Schedule for Heifers..." For more information see Livestock and Forages Publications; Arkansas Agriculture Extension Service or the Division of Agriculture CATTLE INJECTABLE WORMER CALCULATOR - Valley Vet Supply, Marysville, Kansas Multimedia Cattle Injectable Wormer Calculator (Text & Images). Cattle Injectable Wormer Calculator INPUT Values include: "...Number of Cattle to be Wormed; Average Weight per Head..." For more information see Valley Vet Supply INJECTIONS - L. Pederson, Beef Quality Assurance Specialist, NDSU Extension Service, North Dakota State University Multimedia Injection Methods for Beef Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Injection Methods for Beef Teaching Modules include: "...Injection Sites; Steps in Administering Injections Properly; Correct Needle Size..." For more information see North Dakota Beef Quality Assurance (NDBQA); Producer Manual; NDSU Livestock Production or the NDSU Extension Service INJECTION METHODS - Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada Multimedia Cattle Medicines and Vaccines Injection Methods Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Giving Medication to Animals by Injection Subject Categories include "...Read the Label; Extra-label Use of Drugs; General Principles for Administering Injections; Injection Techniques; Consequences of Poor Injection Techniques; Records of Treatment..." For more information see Beef - Health Management; Livestock; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario

Beef Cattle Management & Production Teaching Modules Beef Cattle Management & Production Related Centers FOR BEEF CATTLE MANAGEMENT CALCULATORS, RELATING TO BUDGET, COSTS, ECONOMICS, NUTRITION, MILK PRODUCTION, ETC. SEE THE CALCULATORS ONLINE CENTER: AGRICULTURE SECTION III: LIVESTOCK - CATTLE/BEEF Beef Cattle Body Condition Scoring EFFECT OF BODY CONDITION ON REBREEDING - W.E. Kunkle & R.S. Sand, EDIS, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida Multimedia Beef Cattle Body Condition Scoring Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Effect of Body Condition on Rebreeding "...The purpose of this chapter is to review the relationship of body condition to performance, provide pictures of beef cattle representative of different body condition scores (BCS)..." For more information see Beef Cattle Reproduction; Beef Cattle Reproduction and Genetics; Beef Cattle Health; Livestock Health by Animal; Livestock Health; Livestock and Poultry; Livestock, Pets, Fish, and Wildlife; Topics or EDIS Online, University of Florida BODY CONDITION SCORING BEEF COWS - Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Multimedia Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows Text & Images). Body Condition Scoring of Beef Cows Teaching Modules include: "...Body Condition Scoring System; Guidelines for Body Condition Scores; Importance of Body Condition; Nutritional Programs Using Body Condition Scores..." For more information see Beef; Livestock, Poultry & Dairy; Virginia Cooperative Extension Education Programs & Resources or the Virginia Cooperative Extension BODY CONDITION SCORING BEEF COWS - J. Rossi & T.W. Wilson, Animal and Dairy Science (ADS), Cooperative Extension, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia Multimedia Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows Text & Images). Body Condition "...affects both cow and calf performance. Poor body condition is associated with reduced income per cow, increased post-partum interval, weak calves at birth, low quality and quantity of colostrum, reduced milk production, increased dystocia, and lower weaning weights..." Body Condition Scoring of Beef Cows Teaching Modules include: "...Importance of Body Condition Scoring; How to Body Condition Score; When to Evaluate Body Condition; Body Condition Score and Calving Season; Increasing Body Condition Score from Calving to Breeding; etc..." For more information see Subject list; Publications; Cooperative Extension or the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Beef Cattle Udder Scoring AGA'S UDDER SCORING SYSTEM - American Gelbvieh Association Multimedia Beef Cattle Udder Scoring Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Udder Scoring System "...Udder and teat soundness are a concern for a number of reasons: 1) labor associated with extra costs and reduced convenience; 2) longevity, which may be reduced because of injury or mastitis; 3) calf performance, affected by a reduction in milk flow, or..." Udder Scoring System includes "...Udder Scores for Teat Size and Suspension..." For more information see Resource Library or the American Gelbvieh Association Beef Cattle Herd Management Calendar BEEF HERD MANAGEMENT CALENDAR: FOR LATE MARCH CALVING COWS - Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Mebraska Multimedia Beef Cattle Management Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Beef Cattle Herd Management Calendar "...The beef production calendar is a management tool for producers to help them in scheduling practices pertaining to the cow herd over a 12 month period..." For more information see Learning Modules or Beef Cattle Production Cow Culling COW CULLING DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM - Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona Multimedia Cow Culling Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Cow Culling Decision Support System "...The purpose of the DSS is to provide ranchers educational information on cow culling decisions..." Cow Culling Decision Support System Subject Categories include: "...Biological Factors; Market Factors; Costs of Production; Management Alternatives; Joint Consideration of Biological and Market Factors; The Value of Pregnancy Testing; Managing Herd Composition..." For more information see the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Beef Cattle Breeding, Reproduction, Semen Collection, AI, Calving, Management, Production, etc., Courses & Teaching Modules Reproduction Courses & Teaching Modules THE VISUAL GUIDE TO BOVINE REPRODUCTION - The Drost Project, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida Multimedia Bovine Reproduction Teaching Modules - Beef Cattle Reproduction (Text & Images). Bovine Reproduction Subject Categories include: Female Reproductive System; Estrus Detection; Placenta; Reproductive Management; Obstetrics; Postpartum Care; Pregnancy; Accidents of Gestation; Teratology; Abortion; Reproduction Technology (Transrectal Ultrasonography); Male Reproductive System..." For more information see the Drost Project Visual Guide to Animal Reproduction (Theriogenology); The Drost Project or the College of Veterinary Medicine BOVINE THERIOGENOLOGY - B.E. Eilts, Department of Comparative Biological Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana Multimedia Bovine Theriogenology Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Audio/Sound). Bovine Theriogenology Teaching Modules include: "...The Bovine Estrous Cycle; Clinical Examination of the Cow Pregnancy Examination of the Cow; Prolonged Interestrous Intervals; Bovine Infertility and 'Repeat Breeder'; Disturbances of the bovine estrous cycle: Anestrus; Bovine Abortion; etc..." For more information see Theriogenology (VMED 5361); Comparative Theriogenology; Bruce E. Eilts Home Page; Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences or the School of Veterinary Medicine CATTLE REPRODUCTION - J. Paterson & R. Endecott, Animal and Range Sciences Extension Service, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State University Multimedia Beef Cattle Reproduction Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Examples of Beef Cattle Reproduction Subject Categories include: "...How Does Nutrition Influence Reproduction of the Range Cow?; Optimizing Reproductive Performance; Use of Crossbreeding to make Production Gains; Managing the Postpartum Interval; Calving First Calf Heifers; Cowboy Obstetrics: Assisting with Calving; etc..." For more information see the Beef Cattle; Animal and Range Sciences Extension Service or the Department of Animal and Range Sciences BEEF CATTLE REPRODUCTIVE MANAGEMENT - Animal Disease Research & Diagnostic Laboratory (ADRDL), Veterinary Science Department, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences, South Dakota State University Multimedia Beef Cattle Reproductive Management Teaching Modules - Beef Cattle Reproduction (Text & Images). Beef Cattle Reproductive Management Teaching Modules include: The Bovine Estrous Cycle: "...During each estrous cycle, follicles develop in wavelike patterns, which are controlled by changes in hormone concentrations. In addition, the corpus luteum (CL) develops following ovulation of a follicle..." Detection of Standing Estrus in Cattle: "...Standing estrus (the sexually receptive period) results from a series of hormonal changes that occur at the end of each estrous cycle. Standing estrus is when a cow/heifer stands to be mounted..." Understanding Estrous Synchronization of Cattle "...Because a cow's estrous cycle is 21 days, she only has one chance to become pregnant every 21 days of the breeding season (three chances during a 66-day breeding season). However, cows that are synchronized start of the breeding season have an additional opportunity (four chances) to become pregnant during that same 66-day breeding season..." For more information see Beef Cattle; Department of Animal and Range Sciences or the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences Sire Selection Courses & Teaching Modules SIRE SELECTION MANUAL - National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium (NBCEC) Multimedia Beef Sire Selection Manual (Text & Images). Examples of the Beef Sire Selection Manual Sections include: "...The Importance of Sire Selection; Assessing Management, Resources, and Marketing; Genetic Principles; Crossbreeding for Commercial Beef Production; Breed and Composite Selection; Data Collection and Interpretation; Interpretation and Utilization of Expected Progeny Differences; The Role of Economically Relevant and Indicator Traits; Visual and Phenotypic Evaluation of Bulls; DNA-Based Technologies; etc..." For more information see the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium (NBCEC) Semen Collection & Artificial Insemination Courses & Teaching Modules BULL SEMEN COLLECTION & COW ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION (QUICKTIME) - R. Geisert, Director, Division of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Multimedia Bull Semen Collecion Video & Cow Artificial Insemination Video (Text, Images, Video/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see Reproduction in Farm Animals; Division of Animal Sciences or the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources SEMEN COLLECTION FROM BULLS - Author: M. Rouge, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University Multimedia Semen Collection from Bulls Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Semen Collection from Bulls "...A large majority of dairy cows in the US, Canada and European countries are artificially inseminated. Artificial insemination of beef cows is also popular, particularly in purebred herds. T he advantage of AI over natural service is that it facilitates rapid genetic improvement by allowing use of only the top bulls..." For more information see Collection and Evaluation of Semen; Pathophysiology of the Reproductive System; Hypertexts for Biomedical Sciences; Department of Biomedical Sciences or the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Calving Courses & Teaching Modules CALVING SCHOOL HANDBOOK - B. Zollinger & D. Hansen, Department of Animal Sciences, & the College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University Multimedia Calving School Handbook (Text & Images). Examples of "Calving School Handbook" Sections & Subsections include Reproductive Process in Cattle "...Puberty; Breeding: Biological Principles & Management Concepts; Conception & Pregancy; Calving; etc..." General Considerations "...Calving Managemet; Factors Influencing Dystocia; Factors Associated with Dystocia in Beef Heifers; etc..." Handling Calving Problems; "...Stages of Normal Calving or Parturtion; Steps in the Calving Process; Handling Caving Difficulties; Assisting at Birth; etc..." Developing Heifers; Target Body Weight of Breeds; Effective Heifer Development; Pelvic Size Data & Considerations; etc..." General Nutrition; Male Influences on Dystocia; etc..." For more information see Cattle; Animal Sciences Extension or the Department of Animal Sciences

Beef Managment & Production Courses & Teaching Modules BEEF - MU Extension, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Multimedia Beef Cattle Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Beef Cattle Subject Categories include: "...Beef Cattle Breeding; Beef Cattle Feeding; Beef Cattle Health; Beef Cattle Management; etc..." For more information see Animal Science Publications; Agriculture Publications; Extension publications or the MU Extension Some examples include from over "50" Beef Cattle Teaching Modules Beef Cattle Breeding: Reproductive Anatomy and Physiology of the Cow Beef Cattle Breeding: Pelvic Measurements and Calving Difficulty Beef Cattle Feeding: Vitamins for Beef Cattle Beef Cattle Feeding: Corn Silage for Beef Cattle Beef Cattle Health: Common Internal Parasites of Cattle BEEF/CATTLE - J. Paterson & R. Endecott, Animal and Range Sciences Extension Service, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Montana State University Multimedia Beef Cattle Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Beef Cattle Subject Categories include: "...Animal Health; Beef Quality Assurance; Cattle Nutrition; Cattle Reproduction; Drought and Water; Livestock Identification; etc..." For more information see the Animal and Range Sciences Extension Service or the Department of Animal and Range Sciences Some examples include from over "50" Beef Cattle Teaching Modules Cattle Nutrition Beef Cattle Nutrition Teaching Modules include "...Supplementing cattle on dormant pastures during the fall and winter; Supplementing Winter Rations with Grain: good or bad nutrition strategy?; Can Corn Replace Hay for Wintering Cows?; Forage Quality Influences Beef Cow Performance and Reproduction; etc..." Livestock Identification Livestock Identification Teaching Modules include "...National Animal Identification System (NAIS); Livestock ID - Age and Source Verification; etc..." BEEF PRODUCTION - NDSU Extension Service and ND Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources, North Dakota University Multimedia Beef Production Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Examples of Beef Production Teaching Modules include: "...The Feeder Calf Grading System; Systems for Backgrounding Beef Cattle; A Cow-Calf Producer's Guide to Custom Feeding; Developing Replacement Heifers: Birth to Breeding; Preconditioning Programs: Vaccination, Nutrition, and Management; etc..." For more information see Beef Production and Marketing; Livestock; NDSU Extension Service and ND Agricultural Experiment Station or the College of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Natural Resources BEEF PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT: THE TENNESSEE CATTLE LANE (REAL PLAYER) - C.D.Lane, Jr., The Tennessee Cattle Lane, Beef Extension Program, Department of Animal Science, Institute of Agriculture, College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Universit of Tennessee Multimedia Beef Production and Management Video Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Examples of Beef Production and Management Video Sections & Video Teaching Modules include Beef Quality Assurance "...Proper Needles For Injections Video; Beef Quality Assurance Video..." Breeding "...Breeding Soundness Examination for Bulls Video; Selecting Replacement Heifers Video; etc..." Management "...Culling Animals Based on Disposition Video; Hay Storage Video; Implanting Cattle Video; Methods of Animal Identification Video; etc..." Nutrition "...Creep Feeding Beef Calves; Fundamentals of Feed Mixing Video; Fundamentals of Supplement Selection Video; Mineral Fundamentals In The Beef Herd Video; Prevent Grass Tetany Video; etc..." For more information see Clyde Lane Jr.'s Home Page; Department of Animal Science Publications or the Department of Animal Science BEEF PRODUCTION - Western Beef Development Centre (WBDC), Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI), Saskatchewan, Canada Multimedia Beef Production & Economics Publications & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Examples of Beef Production & Economics Teaching Modules include "...Cow/Calf Cost of Production Analysis; Effect of Controlled Release Fertilizer; Winter Feeding Systems on Beef Cow Performance; Steer Performance Grazing Hybrid Bromegrass; etc..." For more information see Western Beef Development Centre (WBDC) or the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PANI) COW-CALF CORNER (QUICKTIME) - Cooperative Extension Service, Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University Multimedia Beef Cattle Video Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Cow-Calf Corner Subject Categories & Subcategories include over "100" Beef Cattle Teaching Modules & over "40" Beef Cattle Video Teaching Modules including: "...Replacement Heifers: Development of Replacement Beef Heifer; Buying versus Raising Replacement Heifers; Estrous Synchronization in Replacement Heifers, etc. Calving Time Management; Cow Herd Health: Pinkeye, Footrot, Prolapses, Coccidosis, Anaplasmosis & Blackleg in Cattle; etc. Bull Management: Bull Selection 101; Breeding Soundness Exam Used to Evaluate Fertility in Bulls, etc. Heat and Drought Strategy; Cold Weather Management; Reproductive Management; Nutritional Management; General Cow Herd Management; etc..." For more information see the Cow-calf Corner Home Page; Cooperative Extension Service or the Department of Animal Science Some examples include from over "100" Teaching Modules Predicting the time of calving Breeding Soundness Exam Used to Evaluate Fertility in Bulls Timing of Artificial Insemination COW/CALF OPERATIONS - Iowa Beef Center, Iowa State University Extension and the College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University Multimedia Beef Cattle Courses & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Examples of Cow/Calf Operations Subject Categories include: "...Economics & Business; End Product & Beef Quality; Facilities; Genetics; Forage and Grazing Management; Reproduction; etc..." For more information see the Iowa Beef Center; Iowa State University Extension or the College of Veterinary Medicine Some examples from Cow/Calf Operations Categories with over "200" Cow/Calf Operations Teaching Modules include: Cow/Calf Genetics Cow/Calf Genetics Subject Categories include: "...Breeding Systems; Gene Marker Information; Selection Decisions; Sire Sorting; etc..." Cow/Calf Forage and Grazing Management Cow/Calf Forages, Hay & Grazing Subject Categories include: "...Alternative Forages; Feed Byproducts; Grazing; Hay & Dry Forages; Silage & Wet Forages; etc..." Cow/Calf Facilities Cow/Calf Facilities & Equipment Subject Categories include: "...Cattle Handling & facilities; Facilities & the Environment..." BEEF - Beef Center, Univeristy of Minnesota Extension, Department of Animal Science, College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Scineces, Univeristy of Minnesota Multimedia Beef Cattle Courses, Teaching Modules, Webcasts, etc. (Text & Images). Beef Cattle Subject Categories include: "...Beef Management; Nutrition; Reproduction & Breeding; Animal ID; Battle Markets; Cattle Handling & Facilities; Carcass Quality; etc..." For more information see the Univeristy of Minnesota Extension; Department of Animal Science or the College of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Scineces Examples from over "200" Beef Cattle Teaching Modules include: Beef Management: Cow/Calf Management Cow/Calf Management Teaching Modules include: "...Managing Mother's Milk-Colostrum; Creep Feeding Calves; Managing Your Calving Season; Building and managing super calf hutches; etc..." Beef Management: Feedlot Management Cow/Calf Management Teaching Modules include: "...Implant Strategies for Grid Marketed Cattle; Feedlot Receiving; Feedlot Bloat; Matching cattle type and feedlot performance; etc..." Beef Nutrition: Cow/Calf Nutrition Cow/Calf Nutrition Teaching Modules include: "...Pasture Supplementation of Beef Cattle; Winter feeding forages for beef cows; Managing beef cow condition scores through feeding; Grazing systems planning guide; etc..." Animal ID Animal ID Teaching Modules include: "...An Introduction to Electronic Animal ID and Comparison of Technologies; Cattle ID Tags and Readers; etc..." BEEF - Extension Beef Team, Ohio State University Extension, College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences Multimedia Beef Cattle Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Beef Cattle Subject Categories include: "...Beef Management; Beef Nutrition; Forages/Grazing; Beef Health; Beef Reproduction; Facilities; etc..." For more information see the Department of Animal Sciences; Ohio State University Extension or the College of Food, Agriculture, and Environmental Sciences BEEF - Beef Exension Programs, Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR), University of Tennesse Multimedia Beef Cattle Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Beef Cattle Subject Categories include: "...Beef Quality Assurance; Breeding and Genetics; Integrated Resource Management; Marketing; Nutrition and Forage Utilization; Management and Health; Reproduction; etc..." For more information see the Department of Animal Science or the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (CASNR) Examples from over "100" Beef Cattle Teaching Modules include: Beef Cattle Nutrition and Forage Utilization Beef Cattle Nutrition and Forage Utilization Teaching Modules include: "...Crop Residues for Beef Cattle; Comparing Value of Byproduct Feeds in Beef Rations; Feeding Cattle During Extreme Cold Weather; etc..." Beef Cattle Management and Health Beef Cattle Management and Health Teaching Modules include: "...Age Determination in Beef Cattle; Biosecurity for the Beef Herd; Constructing a Beef Cattle Handling Facility; etc..." BEEF - Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University Multimedia Beef Cattle Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Beef Cattle Subject Categories include: "...Business & Marketing; Drought Management; Facilities & Equipment; General Management; Genetics & Selection; Health; Nutrition; Pasture, Range & Forage; Reproduction & Calving; Stocker Cattle; etc..." For more information see Beef Cattle; Department of Animal Science or the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences BEEF - Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska Multimedia Beef Cattle Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Beef Cattle Subject Categories include: "...Beef Management; Feeding & Nutrition; Marketing; etc..." For more information see INAR Publications or the Institute of Agriculture & Natural Resources RANCHERS MANAGEMENT GUIDE (BEEF CATTLE) - Maintained by R. Gum and R. Tronstad, Design and Artwork by L. Phipps, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Arizona Multimedia Ranch Management Guide for Beef Cattle Teaching Modules (Text and Images). Arizona Ranchers' Management Guide for Beef Cattle Subject Categories include: "...Rangeland Management "...Poisonous Plants on Rangelands; Grazing Cell Management; Range Management Terms/Definitions; Monitoring Rangeland Browse Vegetation; Using Salt for Livestock; Strategies for Managing Grazing Allotments on Public Lands..." Ranch Business Management and Policy Issues "...The Economics of Shrinkage; Comparison of Livestock Marketing Alternatives; Livestock Hedging Using Futures or Options; Using Options to Control Livestock Feed Costs; Value of Pregnancy Testing; etc..." Genetics & Reproduction; Production & Management Decisions; Animal Care & Health Maintenance; Range Cattle Nutrition; etc.." For more information see Research & Publications or the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics SMALL FARMS BEEF PRODUCTION - Small Farms Program, Oregon State University Extension Service, Oregon State University Multimedia Small Farms Beef Production (Text & Images). Examples of Small Farms Beef Production Subject Categories & Teaching Modules include: Breeds, Reproduction & Calving "...Choosing and Managing Young Bulls; Calving Difficulties in Beef Cattle; Weaning Management for Calves; Raising Newborn Calves; etc..." Production; Nutrition; Health; etc..." For more information see Small Farms; Agriculture or the Oregon State University Extension Service

Branding, Ear Tagging, Tattooing, Dehorning & Electronic Identification Ear Tagging and Tattooing EAR TAGGING AND TATTOOING STEERS & HEIFERS - M.W. Salisbury, University of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service, Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, University of Tennessee Multimedia Ear Tagging and Tattooing Steers and Heifers Teaching Module (Text & Images). Ear Tagging and Tattooing Steers and Heifers Teaching Module includes: "...Applying the Tattoo; Suggested Equipment; Illustrated Description of Applying a Tattoo and Correct Placement of Ear Tag..." For more information see Beef Extension Program or the Department of Animal Science Dehorning Cattle DEHORNING CATTLE - New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, New South Wales Government, Australia Multimedia Dehorning Cattle Teaching Module (Text & Images). Dehorning Cattle Teaching Module includes: "...When to Dehorn; Facilities and Restraint; Hygiene and Care of Equipment; Anatomy: where to Cut and Apply Dehorners; Methods of Dehorning; Treatment after Dehorning; Horn Tipping; etc..." For more information see Husbandry; Beef Cattle; Livestock; Agriculture or the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries DEHORNING CALVES - F.M. Hopkins (Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine), J.B. Neel & F.D. Kirpatrick (Department of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources), University of Tennessee Multimedia Dehorning Calves Teaching Module (Text & Images). Dehorning Calves Teaching Module includes: "...Restraint Can Prevent Injury to Both the Producer and the Animal; Correct Dehorning Prevents Future Growth; Methods of Dehorning; Chemical Dehorning Works Well with Young Calves; Tube Dehorning Can Remove Horns from Calves Less Than 2 Months of Age 5; Hot Iron Dehorning Can Work Well with Young Calves; Barnes Dehorners Work by Cutting the Horns Off Young Calves; Saws, Wires and Keystone Dehorners Are Methods to Remove Horns from Older Cattle; etc..." For more information see Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences or the Department of Animal Science DEHORNING OF BEEF CALVES - Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs, Government of Ontario, Queen's Printer for Ontario, Ontario, Canada Multimedia Dehorning of Beef Calves Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Dehorning of Beef Calves Subject Categories include "...Introduction; Dehorning of Older Cattle; The Importance of Age; When to Dehorn; Timing of Operations; Methods of Removing Horns; Using Anaesthesia for Dehorning; Disinfection of Equipment; etc..." For more information see Beef - Health Management; Livestock; Agriculture; Ministry of Agriculature Food and Rural Affairs or the Government of Ontario Calf Branding, Ear Tagging & Dehorning Video Teaching Modules with Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound CALF BRANDING; EAR TAGGING & DEHORNING (QUICKTIME) - V Bar V Ranch Agriculture Experiment Station, Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona Multimedia Calf Branding, Ear Tagging & Dehorning Video Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Calves "...approximately 3 weeks old are brought through the chutes for a general health exam, and are vaccinated, ear tagged, dehorned, and bled (blood is drawn for DNA testing)..." For more information see the V Bar V Ranch Agriculture Experiment Station; Arizona Agricultural Experiment Stations or the College of Agriculture and Life