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  1. What are the advantages and disadvantages when choosing breed types? Updated: October 24, 2011
  2. What breed should I choose? Updated: October 24, 2011
  3. How do breed strains affect selection? Updated: October 24, 2011
  4. What kind of influence do males have on kidding? Updated: November 10, 2010
  5. What kind of influence do males have on kidding? Updated: November 05, 2010
  6. Is a mare that is 20 to 22 years old too old to breed? Updated: April 13, 2009
  7. How old is too old for a mare to reproduce? Updated: March 22, 2009
  8. What can we give a 25-year-old mare to get her to produce a breedable follicle? Her last foal was when she was 23. Updated: March 22, 2009
  9. I want to purchase a bull. What characteristics should I consider in order for me to get the most for the money that I spend? Updated: October 30, 2008
  10. What does "composite" in beef cattle mean? Updated: October 29, 2008
  11. What is best breeding program to generate weaning weight using the Charolais and Brangus breeds? Updated: October 28, 2008
  12. I recently purchased a three-year-old Limousin bull and five Brangus crossbred cows. What kind of offspring will result from this cross? Updated: February 21, 2008
  13. When exactly is the beginning of cattle breeding season? What's the significance of having it during a particular time? Updated: February 19, 2008
  14. I am evaluating my crossbred cow-calf herd for improvement and corrections. The past couple of years we have experienced increased calving problems and/or losses. The problems are primarily post-calving. Parturition takes place all right, but then problems arise. For example, cows with good udders and teats in past seasons have greatly enlarged teats to the point of difficulty for the calf to nurse. What can cause this, and at what point do we intervene to assist the calf? We pride ourselves on keeping our cattle in good physical shape. We vaccinate and worm each year and provide mineral and range meal free choice. We may have our cows too fat or exceed the ideal BCS for production purposes. What would be a good approach to evaluate our cattle and take steps toward correcting any of the above problems? Better vaccination, change in diet, minerals, etc.? Updated: February 18, 2008
  15. In general, when selecting bulls that you plan on keeping replacement females out of, is it better to breed bulls that are calving ease bulls so that it will pass on to his females, or will that sacrifice growth? Would it be better to use a moderate BW bull? Updated: February 18, 2008
  16. A type of guide or template used to help with linebreeding beef cattle and planning a pedigree? Updated: February 18, 2008

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