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Syllabus
Lecture
Presentations
Exercise
Assignments
Past
Exams
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Lecture/Lab
Presentations
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Presentation |
Assigned
Reading/Comments |
| 8/21
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Presentation
1
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CattleFax
Trends - July 2007
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8/28 |
Presentation
2
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Feedlot
Breakeven
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| 9/4 |
National Animal ID and COOL
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CL 930,200,211,215
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| 9/11 |
Presentation
3
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CL825, 850
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| 9/18 |
Futures
Marketing
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CattleFax
Update, September 14
Industry
Trends
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| 9/25 |
More industry trends
Exam 1
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| 10/2 |
Biological
Cycle Presentation
Body
Condition Scores
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CL 400, 735, and 737
CL 720
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| 10/9 |
Grazing Concepts, Dr. Ken Sanders
Range Economics, Dr. Larry Van Tassel
Nutrition Basics |
CL 500, 502, 540 (CL599 is a
glossary of range terms) |
| 10/16 |
More Cow Nutrition
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Review from AVS 306: CL 301,
303, 304, 309 Assignment: CL
305, 306, 313, 317, 318 |
| 10/23 |
Heifer Development, Dr. Ahola
Field Trip!
Finish Cow Nutrition, Dr. Szasz |
Two sets of PowerPoint slides and one
handout, CL 140, 413 |
| 10/30 |
Nutrition-Reproduction,
Dr. Amin Exam 2!
Estrus Synchronization, Dr. Amin |
CL 404, 405, 406 |
| 11/6 |
Ration formulation for wintering beef
cows
Cow herd health,
Dr. Schneider
Breeding
Selection, Dr. Glaze |
Cowculator |
| 11/13 |
Waste
Management - just the basics!
More Genetics with Glaze
No class on Friday! |
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| 11/20 |
Semester Break |
| 11/27 |
Cross
Breeding, Dr. Glaze
Post-weaning management |
CL 1020, 1037, 1038
Early Weaning
CattleFax
Trends (article on value of preconditioning) |
| 12/4 |
Growth Promotants
and
Feedlot Management |
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| 12/11 |
Final
Exam Week, Beef Science is
Wednesday, 12:30-2:30 PM
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