News And Research
Second-year students in Ogeechee Technical College’s Veterinary Technology program recently visited EDR Simmental in Statesboro to complete Bovine Skills training.
Cow Nutrition Can Have Long-Term Impacts on Calf's Productivity -
Many producers recognize the importance of cow nutrition, especially during late gestation, because of the influence on the cow's postpartum reproductive performance. Researchers are discovering cow nutrition during gestation affects fetal growth and development of her calf, which can have long-term impacts on the calf's productivity.
In an opinion piece for her college newspaper, Beth Mendenhall, a senior this fall (2009) majoring in political science and philosophy, wrote,
“…eating meat is bad for the environment and human health and causes billions of animals to suffer needlessly.”
Those comments were not written on the campus at Stanford or Harvard.
Mendenhall attends Kansas State University, the first Land Grant college created under the Morrill Act in 1863 — home of one of America’s outstanding animal science departments and a prestigious veterinary college.
The industry is concentrated: the top 7 percent of farms generate about 75 percent of revenue.
How To Raise Cattle For Profit -
One of the most important decisions you will ever make as a cattle producer is your choice in breed or breeds of cattle you plan to produce. This one decision will have life-long effects..............
