Texas Drought Information: Animal Science

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Droughts: Animal Science

Animal Science website – Contains a Drought Section. Resources are listed according to specie of livestock. http://animalscience.tamu.edu

Dairy: http://animalscience.tamu.edu/academics/dairy/publications/index.htm

Drought Strategies

Use Caution with Drought Stressed Feeds (April 2008)
Environmental Repercussions of Drought (April 2008)
Forage Evaluation and Feeding (April 2008)
Nitrates in Dairy Cattle Feeds (April 2008)
Prussic Acid in Forages (April 2008)

WARNING - Aflatoxin In Baled Corn (April 2008)
Prepare for Summer (April 2008)
Adjust Soakers to Conserve Water (April 2008)
Conserve Water While Cooling Cows (April 2008)
Dry Cows Need Cooling Too
Don't Forget Dry Cow Cooling (April 2008)
Consider Energy Costs When Selecting Fans
Feeding Management Strategies To Decrease Affects Of Heat Stress (April 2008)
Prepare For Summer Heat Stress (April 2008)
Manage Heat Stress With Changing Soaking Frequencies (April 2008)

Beef: http://beef.tamu.edu

Alternatives for Cattle During Drought: Moving Cattle Off the Ranch by Ron Gill
Destocking Strategies During Drought by Ron Gill & William Pinchak
Maintaining Herd Performance During Drought by Ron Gill
Managing the Consequences of Drought by Rick Machen
Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Livestock Management by Charles Hart & Bruce Carpenter
Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Stocking Rate & Grazing Management by Charles Hart & Bruce Carpenter
Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Supplemental Feeding by Charles Hart & Bruce Carpenter
Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Toxic Range Plants by Charles Hart & Bruce Carpenter
Drought Feeding Management by Dennis Herd

Horses: http://animalscience.tamu.edu/academics/equine/publications/index.htm

Selection and Use of Hay and Processed Roughage in Horse Feeding by Pete Gibbs
Feeding Horses During Drought Conditions by Pete Gibbs
Feeding Management of Horses in Fire-Affected Counties of Texas by Pete Gibbs

Listed below are additional publications located on the Animal Science Department website that directly pertain to nutritional management of livestock and apply to drought but do not have “drought” in the title.

Nutrition – Beef Cattle

Body Condition, Nutrition & Reproduction of Beef Cows by Dennis Herd & L. R. Sprott
Body Condition Scoring by Rick Machen
Body Fat in Beef Cows Affects Pregnancy Rates by L. R. Sprott
Composition of Alternative Feeds - Dry Basis by Dennis Herds
Drought Feeding Management by Dennis Herd
Factors & Feeds for Supplementing Beef Cattle by Stephen Hammack & Ron Gill
Hay: Making, Storing & Feeding by David Bade & Sim A. Reeves, Jr.
How to Control Cow-Herd Feeding Expenses by Rick Machen
Mineral Supplementation of Beef Cows in Texas by Dennis Herd
Nutritional Considerations for Preconditioned Weaned Calves by Ted McCollum
Rations for a 1100 Pound Dry 225 Day Pregnant Cow, BCS=5, for Gain, with Minimum Activity & No
Weather Stress by Dennis Herd
Rations for Cows on Coastal Hay by Dennis Herd
Rations for Cows on Sorghum Type Hay by Dennis Herd
Supplementation Strategies for Beef Cattle by Ted McCollum

Pasture, Range & Forage

Stocking Rate Decisions by Larry White & Allan McGinty
Stocking Rate & Grazing Management by Charles Hart & Bruce Carpenter
Toxic Range Plants by Charles Hart & Bruce Carpenter
Why Range Forage Quality Changes by Robert K. Lyons, Rick Machen, & T. D. A. Forbes

Health

Water Quality: Its Relationship to Livestock by Floron Faries, John Sweeten & John Reagor
Water Requirements for Beef Cattle

Horses

Selection and Use of Hay and Processed Roughage in Horse Feeding by Pete Gibbs
Horse Pastures for Texas by Donald Dorsett & Doug Householder
Selection & Use of Feedstuffs in Horse Feeding by Pete Gibbs, D. Householder, & G. Potter
Nutrition and Feeding Management of Broodmares – by Pete Gibbs, G. Potter & M. Vogelsang
Feeding Young Horses for Sound Growth & Development – by Pete Gibbs et al.
Feeding the Arena Performance Horse – by Pete Gibbs et al.

Extension Animal Science resource materials may also be found at:
http://agnewsarchive.tamu.edu/drought/drghtpak98/
http://rangeweb.tamu.edu/drought/publications.html

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