Beef Cattle & Meat Production

Illustrates research on beef cattle from Agricultural Research Service laboratories across the United States.

• Livestock and Range Research Laboratory
• US Meat Animal Research Center
• Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory (AGIL)
• Cropping Systems Research Laboratory

Captures monthly reports on the market outlook of the cattle and beef industry, provides datasets on current trade indicators, retail, wholesale, and farm values for beef, and analyzes the beef industry.

Contributes factsheets on humane slaughter, bovine diseases, and bovine humane handling.

Examines the structure, costs, and characteristics of beef cow-calf producers. Includes information on small producers.

Provides information on breeding, behavior, health, management, and equipment. Includes links to further education and topic pages on mad cow disease and foot and mouth disease.

Assembles learning modules, Nebraska Beef reports, articles on cattle production, and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln BeefWatch Newsletter.

Collects links to extension materials on beef cattle breeding, genetics, reproduction, body condition scoring, pastures and forages, health, management, and handling facilities.

Produces full-text articles, videos, and links on management, nutrition, health, and facilities for beef cattle.

Captures the news and publications of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.