Beef cattle, as well as other types of livestock, are extremely important for feeding an ever-growing world population. A majority of the world is untillable land lending itself to livestock production.

Metaphylaxis is defined by the Farlex Medical Dictionary as the timely mass medication of a group of animals to eliminate or minimize an expected outbreak of disease.

Working cattle can require several people depending on corral design and its access routes from pastures.

Land managers have witnessed reduction of standing forage supply due to drought, but how many of us are fully aware of the damage inflicted by dry weather on pasture ecosystems?

Editor’s note: This article is the second part of a two-part series. Click here to read part one of this two-part series. Determining forage needs was discussed in the April issue of Progressive Cattleman as Part 1 of the broader topic of developing a forage management plan for herd rebuilding, a presentation delivered by Dr. F.T. McCollum III during the recent cattle industry convention and NCBA trade show in San Antonio.

Producers allocate checkoff dollars through National Cattlemen’s Beef Association to various research organizations for studies on consumer desires in beef qualities. Research has shown tenderness and taste as primary factors in whether people buy beef.