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Agriculture relating to the care and breeding of domestic animals such as cattle, hogs, sheep, and horses.

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Related Topics: Cattle, Beef, Genetics, Animal Breeding

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Considerations for Selecting a Bull

Martha Thomas and Matt Hersom

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Florida 4-H Livestock Breeding Project Record Book

Animal Sciences Design Team

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When Should We Stop Breeding Dairy Cows?

Klibs N. Galvão and Albert De Vries

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Animal Systems

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University of Florida to be new host for major plant and animal breeding accelerator program

Brad Buck

The University of Florida is the new home for an important partner in the effort to provide nutritious food for the nation and to keep farms competitive – a USDA-Agricultural Research Service-funded program called Breeding Insight (BI). The initiative supports public breeding efforts via more than 61 programs at the USDA as well as university-based […]

Phenotypic and Genetic Relationships Underlying the Thermotolerance-production Complex in Beef Cattle

Jessica Czipulis

By Raluca Mateescu, Professor INTRODUCTION In tropical and subtropical regions where more than half of the world cattle are maintained, climatic stress is a major limiting factor of production efficiency. This stress is expected to increase due to predicted changes in climate. Beef cattle when exposed to environmental high temperature and humidity, exhibit significant declines […]

Hair Coat Characteristics and Thermotolerance in Florida Beef Cattle

Jessica Czipulis

By Dr. Raluca Mateescu, Professor Importance of heat stress Heat stress is a major cause of economic loss for beef cattle producers in tropical and subtropical environments, including Florida. Bos indicus genetics are commonly introduced into beef cattle herds in these areas, as they are better adapted to hot and humid conditions. This practice has […]

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