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Beef Production |
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BEEF PRODUCT |
| CLASS CODE: |
AS 360 |
CREDITS:
3
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| DIVISION: |
AGRICULTURAL AND LIFE SCIENCES |
| DEPARTMENT: |
ANIMAL SCIENCE |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: |
This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. |
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| CATALOG DESCRIPTION: |
Study whole systems of Beef Cow Management. The study of resource management, cattle grazing impacts, economics in ranching, managing feed cost, body condition and cow marketing options. |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Study whole systems of Beef Cow Management. The study of resource management, cattle grazing impacts, economics in ranching, managing feed cost, body condition and cow marketing options. |
| TOPICS: |
Whole systems management: resource evaluation, inventory, feed management, strategy, biological function of a beef cow, nutrition, pre-calving, measuring beef cattle through body condition screening, cattle cycle. |
| OBJECTIVES: |
Though specifically focused on beef cows, it is important to understand the economic impact of managing healthy range lands, matching cattle to proper environment. |
| REQUIREMENTS: |
None |
| PREREQUISITES: |
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| OTHER: |
None |
| EFFECTIVE DATE: |
August 2002 |
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