Beef Production and Management Decisions （5TH）

Field, Thomas G.

Pearson College Div（2006/09発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 718 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780131198388
• DDC分類 636.213068

Full Description

For junior/senior level courses in Beef Production and Management.Based on the most recent scientific, demographic and financial data available, Beef Production and Management Decisions, Fifth Edition examines the biological, ecological, financial, and marketing issues impacting the beef industry today. Harnessing the authors' industry and academic experience, the text explores the demographics, structure, challenges and segments of the industry from a balanced point of view. A must for any professional library, this paperback edition includes concepts of beef quality assurance and devotes chapters to the management of information, the traditions of the business and the future of the industry.

Contents

1. An Overview of the U.S. Beef Industry2. Retail Beef Products and Consumers3. Management Systems: Integrated and Holistic Resource Management4. Management Decisions for Seedstock Breeders5. Commercial Cow-Calf Management Decisions6. Yearling-Stocker Management Decisions7. Feedlot Management Decisions8. Concentration, Integration, and Alliances in the Beef Industry9. The Marketing System10. The Global Beef Industry11. Reproduction12. Genetics and Breeding13. Cattle Breeds14. Nutrition15. Managing Forage Resources16. Herd Health17. Growth, Development, and Beef Cattle Type18. Cattle Behavior, Facilities, and Equipment