Nutrient recycling is fundamental to sustainable agricultural systems, but few mechanisms
exist to ensure that surplus manure nutrients from animal feeding operations are transported …

Vertical integration and contracting have been documented as important developments in
enhancing the efficiency of supply chains in agriculture. Despite the efficiency gains …

Much of the world's rangelands contribute to food production through extensive grazing
systems. In these systems, livestock producers, pastoralists, and ranchers move grazing …

Calf morbidity and mortality due to Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) is highest in the first
two weeks after arrival at the feedlot. Feedlots use antimicrobial drugs (AMDs) to maintain …

Stocker operators generally graze cattle on California annual rangelands from November to
May. The profit margins of these operators is low as cattle sell for less per unit at the end of …

O conhecimento de técnicas de gestão de custos permite ao administrador rural ter acesso
às informações para tomada de decisão. Uma das práticas existentes é a formação de …

A pecuária bovina está em constante evolução, aumentando a sua representatividade na
economia nacional. Além do desenvolvimento nos pilares produtivos, também está cada …

Consumers' demands for an ever expanding and diverse suite of beef and cattle production
characteristics continue to drive ranchers to diversify the quality attributes of their cattle …

Abstract On California's Mediterranean rangelands, cattle ranching supports the
conservation of threatened and endangered species; however, ranchers are generally not …