NAHMS Beef Cow-Calf Studies
- General NAHMS Beef-Cow Calf Studies and Information
- Beef 1997
- Beef 2007-08
- Beef Cow/Calf Health and Productivity Audit (CHAPA) 1993
- Bovine Alliance on Management and Nutrition Information Sheets
- Cattle and Calves Death Loss Studies
NAHMS General Beef Cow-Calf Information
What Veterinarians and Producers Should Know About Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Newport (info sheet, 5 p, 9/02)
The Veterinarian's Role in Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention of Multidrug Resistant Salmonella typhimurium DT104 (Bovine Practitioner article, 5/98)
Beef 2007-08 Part I: Reference of Beef Cow-calf Management Practices in the United States, 2007-08 (.pdf, 96 p, 10/08)
NAHMS Beef 2007-08 - General Background Information (.pdf, 1 p, 12/06 )
NAHMS Beef 2007-08 study brochure (.pdf, 8/07)
Info Sheets:
- Highlights of Beef 2007-08 Part I: Reference of Beef Cow-calf Management Practices in the United States, 2007-08 (info sheet, 2 p, 12/08)
NAHMS Beef '97 Part IV: Changes in the U.S. Beef Cow-Calf Industry, 1993-1997 (.pdf, 54 p, 5/98 )
NAHMS Beef '97 Part III: Reference of 1997 Beef Cow-Calf Production Management and Disease Control (.pdf, 48 p, 1/98 )
NAHMS Beef '97 Part II: Reference of 1997 Beef Cow-Calf Health and Health Management Practices (.pdf, 43 p, 7/97)
NAHMS Beef '97 Part I: Reference of 1997 Beef Cow-Calf Management Practices (.pdf, 55 p, 6/97)
Forage Analyses from Cow/Calf Herds in 23 States (.pdf, 28 p, 8/99)
Info Sheets:
- Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Salmonella from Beef Cows (info sheet, 2 p, 10/01)
- Results of Water Testing on Beef Cow-Calf Operations (info sheet, 2 p, 3/00)
- Serum Zinc Concentrations of U.S. Beef Cattle (info sheet, 2 p, 2/00)
- Serum Copper Concentrations of U.S. Beef Cattle (info sheet, 2 p, 3/00)
- What Do I Need to Know about Johne's Disease in Beef Cattle? Overview of NAHMS study results relating to Johne's disease (info sheet, 2 p, 8/99)
- Culling Practices in Beef Cow-Calf Operations (info sheet, 2 p, 8/99)
- Bovine Leukosis Virus (BLV) in U.S. Beef Cattle (info sheet, 2 p, 2/99)
- Importance of Income in Cow-Calf Management and Productivity (info sheet, 2 p, 9/98)
- Calving Management in Beef Cow-Calf Herds (info sheet, 2 p, 5/98)
- Down Market Effects in Beef Cow-Calf Herds (info sheet, 2 p, 5/98)
- Marketing Practices in Beef Cow-Calf Operations (info sheet, 2 p, 5/98)
- Nutritional Management in Beef Cow-Calf Herds (info sheet, 2 p, 5/98)
- Record Keeping in Beef Cow-Calf Operations (info sheet, 2 p, 5/98)
- Reproductive Technology in Beef Cow-Calf Herds (info sheet, 2 p, 5/98)
- Weaning Management in Beef Cow-Calf Herds (info sheet, 2 p, 5/98)
- Identification in Beef Cow-calf Herds (info sheet, 2 p, 7/97)
- Information Sources for Cow-Calf Producers (info sheet, 2 p, 7/97)
- NAHMS Beef '97: A Response to Customer Requests (.pdf, 2 p, 10/96)
Beef Cow/Calf Health & Productivity Audit (CHAPA) 1993
CHAPA Part V: Quality Assurance Profile (.pdf, 29 p, 8/94)
CHAPA Part IV: Beef Cow/Calf Breeding Management (.pdf, 17 p, 3/94)
Forage Analyses from Cow/Calf Herds in 18 States (.pdf, 18 p, by Dr. L.R. Corah of Kansas State University, 4/96)
CHAPA Part III: Beef Cow/Calf Health Management (.pdf, 20 p, 1/94)
CHAPA 1993 Part II: Beef Cow/Calf Reproductive & Nutritional Management Practices (.pdf, 35 p, 1/94)
CHAPA 1993 Part I: Beef Cow/Calf Herd Management Practices in the United States. (.pdf, 24 p, 8/93)
Info Sheets:
- Management Practices Associated with Profitable Cow-Calf Herds (info sheet, 2 p, 10/96)
- Blood Selenium Levels in the U.S. Beef Cow-Calf Herd (info sheet, 2 p, 10/96)
- Trace Mineral Contents of Harvested Forages (info sheet, 2 p, 10/96)
- Branding & Injection Practices in Beef Cow/Calf Herds (info sheet, 2 p, 12/94)
- Sparse Use of Reproductive Management Technology for Beef Heifers and Cows (info sheet, 2 p, 5/94)
- No Evidence of a New Weak Calf Syndrome (info sheet, 2 p, 5/94)
- Information Sources for Beef Cow/Calf Producers (info sheet, 2 p, 3/94)
- Opportunities to Improve Calving Management Practices on Beef Cow/Calf Operations (info sheet, 2 p, 3/94)
- Cryptosporidium and Giardia in Beef Calves (info sheet, 2 p, 1/94)
- Animal Identification Practices in Beef Cow/Calf Herds (info sheet, 2 p, 1/94)
- Injection Sites in U.S. Beef Cow/Calf Herds (info sheet, 2 p, 8/93)
- Branding Practices in Beef Cow/Calf Herds (info sheet, 2 p, 7/93)
Bovine Alliance on Management and Nutrition (BAMN) Information Sheets
BAMN 2005: Handling Foreign Animal Diseases in Cattle (.pdf, 4 p, 2005)
BAMN 2001: An Introduction to Infectious Disease Control on Farms (Biosecurity) (.pdf, 4 p, 2001) (Spanish Version)
Other BAMN information sheets are shown on the NAHMS Dairy Studies page.
Cattle and Calves Death Loss Studies
Cattle and Calves Predator Death Loss in the United States, 2005 (.pdf, 56 p, 9/08)
Cattle and Calves Nonpredator Death Loss in the United States, 2005 (.pdf, 68 p, 5/07)
Cattle and Calves Death Loss Report 2000 (.pdf, 57 p, 7/06)
Cattle and Calves Death Loss Report 1995 (.pdf, 61 p, 3/97)
Cattle and Calves Death Loss Report 1991 (.pdf, 61 p, 10/92)