E-Book, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Web PDF
Dodsworth / Nichols Beef Production
1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8698-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
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The Commonwealth and International Library: Agriculture and Forestry Division
E-Book, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Web PDF
ISBN: 978-1-4831-8698-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark
Beef Production focuses on the different aspects or sectors of beef production, elaborating different systems of production and development with reference to both technical and economic efficiency. This book discusses the position and possible developments in beef production, types of beef and beef carcass, factors affecting technical efficiency and profitability, and importance of the type of animal and recording in beef production. The accounts on calf rearing, suckler herds, eighteen- and twelve-month systems, and conventional fattening in winter and summer are also provided. Other topics include the fat stock guarantee scheme, bull performance test centers, rearing weaned calves, spring calving with herd house, and grazing management. This publication is recommended for food technologists and livestock specialists interested in beef production.
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1;Front Cover;1
2;Beef Production;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;6
5;CHAPTER 1. THE PRESENT POSITION AND POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS;8
6;CHAPTER 2. TYPES OF BEEF AND THE BEEF CARCASE;12
6.1;THE BEEF CARCASE;13
6.2;CUTTING UP THE SIDE OF BEEF;15
6.3;FATSTOCK GUARANTEE SCHEME;18
7;CHAPTER 3. FACTORS AFFECTING TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY AND PROFITABILITY;21
7.1;QUICK TURNOVER;21
7.2;THE IMPORTANCE OF FOOD COSTS;22
7.3;ESTIMATION OF WINTER RATIONS;26
8;CHAPTER 4. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TYPE OF ANIMAL AND OF RECORDING IN BEEF PRODUCTION;28
8.1;BREED RECORDING SCHEMES;30
8.2;BULL PERFORMANCE TEST CENTRES;32
8.3;RECORDING IN COMMERCIAL BREEDING HERDS;33
8.4;RECORDING IN THE FATTENING PERIOD;38
8.5;THE STUDY GROUP APPROACH;39
9;CHAPTER 5. CALF REARING;41
9.1;FACTORS AFFECTING SUCCESSFUL CALF REARING;42
9.2;REARING METHODS;46
10;CHAPTER 6. SUCKLER HERDS;56
10.1;THE OUT-WINTERED HERD;60
10.2;SPRING CALVING WITH HERD HOUSED;61
10.3;BREEDING COW SUBSIDIES;63
11;CHAPTER 7. THE SEMI-INTENSIVE OR EIGHTEEN-MONTH SYSTEM;65
11.1;FIRST WINTER;65
11.2;TURNOUT;67
11.3;GRAZING MANAGEMENT;68
11.4;THE FINISHING PERIOD;69
12;CHAPTER 8. INTENSIVE OR TWELVE-MONTH SYSTEMS;74
12.1;I. ALL CONCENTRATE OR BARLEY BEEF;74
12.2;ADVANTAGES;74
12.3;DIFFICULTIES;75
12.4;THE SYSTEM;76
12.5;ALTERNATIVES TO BARLEY;80
12.6;COST OF OVER FATTENING;80
12.7;MORTALITY;81
12.8;YOUNG BULLS;81
12.9;HIGH FIBRE CHANGE OVER DIET;82
12.10;II. USING WEANED SUCKLED CALVES;83
13;CHAPTER 9. CONVENTIONAL FATTENING IN WINTER AND IN SUMMER;86
13.1;BUYING STORE CATTLE;86
13.2;REARING WEANED CALVES;88
13.3;WINTER FATTENING;90
13.4;FATTENING ON GRASS;91
14;FURTHER READING;94
15;INDEX;96
