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Healthy Calves
Healthy Profits
u Early Castration Benefits
u Calfhood Vaccinations
u Scours Prevention
Creep Feeding
Strategies
Cow Breeding
Cost Insight
2 Gulf Coast Cattleman
Alford Cattle Company
Growth and Carcass Genetics for the Southern United States
Here at Alford Cattle, our breeding program is based on Growth and Carcass Genetics for the
Southern United States. In last month’s ad, we featured the Bulls we use on our 1/2 Blood Cows
to produce 1/4 Blood Bulls. We feed the bottom end of our bull calves in order to gather data on
their feedlot performance. This month, we show you the results of our breeding philosophy.
Featured below is the performance record of four sets of steers we ha
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Just Coasting Mostly useless information from the
march 25 & 26, 2016 - Tunica, mississippi Tun
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Louisiana CattleWomen Updated Dietary Guidelines
It’s The Pitts The Bear Scare Lee Pitts is a humo
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Vet’s Voice The Bull Breeding Soundness Exam – Wh
calving rates and subsequently can be economicall
Adding Value & Much More Early castration minimiz
veterinarians enhance animal welfare and educate
Adding Value & Much More continued from page 21
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Calfhood Vaccinations Proper timing is crucial b
also need to include ‘redwater’ (C. hemolyticum)
Calfhood Vaccinations continued from page 25 rep
March 2016
Active Prevention Make scours prevention a
exposure to the pathogen(s) in the environment an
Feeding Strategies Is this the year to creep feed
gives you the biggest bang for your buck and is p
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In the Know What does it cost to get a cow pregna
“Average reported pregnancy rates with AI on comm
In The Know continued from page 35 different ass
Saturday, April 2, 2016 • 12 Noon Groesbeck Aucti
Kick Some Straw and Read the Book Bull buying mom
East Texas / Louisiana Beefmaster Marketing Group
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CattleFax Outlook for Beef Industry Predicts mark
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Producing High-Health Calves Veterinarian says tr
Hilton advised calf sellers to “build a r
Consignments to the ABBA & TBA Saturday, 1 PM
National F1 & Brahman Female Sale sELLinG 18 Ce
New Vaccine May Control Cattle Ticks by Sandra Av
March 2016
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5 Retirement Investment Tips It might b
Generally Speaking – Not! by Steve Suther
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ANADA 200-495, Approved by FDA Enroflox® 100 (en
Spring Ranch Management University by Kay Ledbett
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The Most V ersatile Cow in the Industry
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BQA Free Certification Period
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News & Notes Legendary W.T. Waggoner Ranch Has
process, applicants will work with NRCS field per
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Humor Corner Buddies and Bulls by Barry B. Coope
www.GulfCoastCattleman.com Visit us online and ge
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New Products Bovi-Shield Gold FP Earns Addition
Black 2nd Annual Production Sale Is The Color Off
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BEEFMASTER Beefmaster Bulls and E6 Replacement
BRANGUS BRAnGUS John & Sherry M
RED BRANGUS Genetic Edge Sale – March 5, 2016 –
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