Extension
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| 1011 - Beef | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1011.2) | 55 |
Number for producers who adopted best practices to improve or maintain animal nutrition by forage testing and using analysis to develop supplement program, using body conditioning scores of cows to adjust supplement programs, use a complete mineral supplement or work with an agent or nutritionist to develop feed rations |
| 1011.1) | 195 |
Number for people who gained information on beef nutrition, animal health, genetics, reproduction, and/ or facilities and equipment |
| 1011.5) | 65 |
Number of producers who Develop and implement a herd health protocol and improve animal health practices (i.e. follow BQA guidelines, read and follow product labels and obey withdrawal periods, record animal treatments, improve animal handling/welfare skills |
| 1011.4) | 18 |
Number of producers who practiced efficient reproduction techniques (i.e. perform exams of pelvic area, reproduction tract scores, breeding soundness exam of bull, artificial insemination, pregnancy diagnosis or animal evaluation |
| 1011.3) | 32 |
Number of producers who improve genetics by Implementing a crossbreeding program and utilizing Expected Progeny Difference to meet breeding objectives |
Author: David Appelman
Major Program: Beef
One of the most limiting factors affecting beef production in Bracken County is the lack of production data and record keeping. Without this information, many business decisions may or may not be the best choice from farm profitability.Bracken County producers now have a new tool to use, that addresses the record keeping issue with their beef herds and that is the X10D app and web based system developed at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. The B
Author: David Appelman
Major Program: Beef
Artificial Insemination offers great advantages to beef producers with calving ease information, calf productivity for growth, carcass traits, and maternal traits for herd replacement heifers. Unfortunately, many producers do not take advantage of this technology and limit their calf growth and future replacement potential. The Bracken County Extension Service along with Dr. Les Anderson worked with one of our Eastern KY IRM local herd to use two rounds of Artificial Insemination usi
