Type: Publication
Date: 2010
Pig Agskills
Practical skills on the care of pigs. Covers pig husbandry, health care, breeding programs for sows and raising piglets. Highlights animal welfare standards for pigs.
Publication details
This practical book shows producers how to make good decisions in the beef industry.
It includes information on factors that can affect beef prices and cattle numbers, the nutritional needs of your herd and how to manage the breeding herd.
Also how to assess your product and what to consider when selecting a selling method.
- Cattle industry overview
- Manage the breeding herd
- Pastures for the herd
- Selling methods and costs
- Other aspects of marketing
- Muscle and muscle score
- Fat assessment and fat scores
- Frame size
- Growth, maturity and carcase suitability
- Understand your product
- The killsheet
- Get the best return
- Some terms explained
- Appendix 1: Ruminants and rumination
- Appendix 2: Calculating and using DSE ratings for beef cattle
| Title | Beef AgGuide - Managing and marketing beef |
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| Author(s) | |
| Pages | 110 |
| ISBN | 978-0 7313 0619-0 |
| Catalogue number | B923 |
| Year published | 2016 |
| Publisher | NSW Department of Primary Industries |
| Price | $34.00AUD (inc GST) |
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