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      Stud Managers' Handbook book

      Edited ByFrank H. Baker
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 1983
      eBook Published 17 July 2019
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint CRC Press
      DOI https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429307782
      Pages 416
      eBook ISBN 9780429307782
      Subjects Environment & Agriculture
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      Baker, F.H. (Ed.). (1983). Stud Managers' Handbook (1st ed.). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429307782

      ABSTRACT

      The Stud Managers' Handbook includes presentations made at the International Stockmen's School, January 2-6, 1983. The faculty members of the School who authored th is eighteenth volume of the Handbook, along with books on Dairy Cattle, Beef Cattle, and Sheep and Goats, are scholars, stockmen, and agribusiness leaders with national and international reputations. The papers are a mixture of tried and true technology and practices with new concepts from the latest research results of experiments in all parts of the world. Relevant information and concepts from many related disciplines are included.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      part Part 1|28 pages

      The Horse Industry and Its Heritage

      chapter 1|12 pages

      Centaurs, Cavalry, and Cowboys

      ByRichard L. Willham

      chapter 2|3 pages

      A National View of Horse Programs

      ByMichael J. Nolan

      chapter 3|11 pages

      Present Day Usage and Future Opportunities for Draft Horses and Mules

      ByMaurice Telleen

      part Part 2|50 pages

      General Concepts Affecting Agriculture and the Industry

      chapter 4|12 pages

      Foundation of Civilization: Food

      ByAllen D. Tillman

      chapter 5|8 pages

      World Livestock Feed Relationships: Their Meaning to U.S. Agriculture

      ByRichard O. Wheeler, Kenneth B. Young

      chapter 6|7 pages

      Political Challenges for Today's Animal Agriculture

      ByGeorge Stone

      chapter 7|6 pages

      Regulation of Agricultural Chemicals, Growth Promotants, and Feed Additives

      ByO. D. Butler

      chapter 8|9 pages

      World Agriculture in Hostile and Benign Climatic Settings

      ByWayne L. Decker

      chapter 9|6 pages

      The Impacts of Climatic Variabilities on Livestock Production

      ByWayne L. Decker

      part Part 3|24 pages

      Genetics and Selection

      chapter 10|10 pages

      Genetic Improvements in Horses

      ByJoe B. Armstrong

      chapter 11|6 pages

      Genetics of the Performance Horse

      ByJoe B. Armstrong

      chapter 12|6 pages

      Conformation and Structure: A Basis for Selection in Horses

      ByJames C. Heird

      part Part 4|51 pages

      Anatomy, Physiology, and Reproduction

      chapter 13|8 pages

      Similar Anatomical and Developmental Characteristics of Sheep, Cattle, and Horses

      ByRobert A. Long

      chapter 14|7 pages

      Hormonal Regulation of the Estrous Cycle

      ByRoy L. Ax

      chapter 15|4 pages

      Prostaglandin F2 Alpha

      As an Aid in Breeding Mares
      ByJames W. Lauderdale

      chapter 16|9 pages

      Analysis of Reproductive Patterns in Mares by Radio Telemetry and Estroprobe

      ByJoe B. Armstrong

      chapter 17|12 pages

      Influence of Body Condition on Reproductive Performance of Mares

      ByDon R. Henneke, Gary D. Potter, Jack L. Kreider, B. F. Yeates, Doug Householder

      chapter 18|9 pages

      Stallion Management and Semen Handling

      ByGary W. Webb, Jack L. Kreider

      part Part 5|23 pages

      Behavior and Training

      chapter 19|6 pages

      Expressions of the Horse

      ByJames P. McCall, L. R. McCall

      chapter 20|2 pages

      Body English

      ByJames P. McCall, L. R. McCall

      chapter 21|3 pages

      Breaking without Force

      ByJames P. McCall, L. R. McCall

      chapter 22|6 pages

      Social Hierarchy

      ByJames P. McCall, L. R. McCall

      chapter 23|4 pages

      Learning Ability: The Limiting Factor in Horse Training

      ByJames C. Heird

      part Part 6|54 pages

      Animal Psychology, Environment, and Welfare

      chapter 24|15 pages

      Livestock Psychology and Handling-Facility Design

      ByTemple Grandin

      chapter 25|21 pages

      Measuring an Animal's Environment

      ByStanley E. Curtis

      chapter 26|11 pages

      Measuring Environment Stress in Farm Animals

      ByStanley E. Curtis

      chapter 27|5 pages

      Animal Welfare: An International PERSPECTIVE

      ByStanley E. Curtis, Harold D. Guither

      part Part 7|52 pages

      Feeds and Nutrition

      chapter 28|11 pages

      Nutrient Requirements and Sample Rations for Horses

      ByDoyle G. Meadows

      chapter 29|8 pages

      Feeding Mares for Maximum Reproduction Efficiency

      ByMelvin Bradley

      chapter 30|8 pages

      Feeding Growing Horses for Soundness

      ByMelvin Bradley

      chapter 31|5 pages

      Feedstuff Evaluation and Nutrient Value for Horses

      ByDoyle G. Meadows

      chapter 32|7 pages

      Protein Supplements for Lactating Mares and Effects on Foal Growth

      ByDoyle G. Meadows

      chapter 33

      Quality and Quantity Control in Horse Feeding

      ByMelvin Bradley

      chapter 34|7 pages

      Feeding Management of the Horse

      ByDoyle G. Meadows

      part Part 8|39 pages

      Pasture, Forage, and Range

      chapter 35|7 pages

      Understanding Range Condition for Profitable Ranching

      ByMartin H. Gonzalez

      chapter 36|12 pages

      Range Improvement Practices and Comparative Economics

      ByMartin H. Gonzalez

      chapter 37|8 pages

      What Type of Grazing System for My Ranch . . .?

      ByMartin H. Gonzalez

      chapter 38|10 pages

      Determining Carrying Capacity on Rangeland to Set Stocking Rates That Will Be Most Productive

      ByJohn L. Merrill

      part Part 9|36 pages

      Health, Disease, and Parasites

      chapter 39|8 pages

      Infectious Livestock Diseases: Their Worldwide Toll

      ByHarry C. Mussman

      chapter 40|6 pages

      Impact of Animal Diseases in World Trade

      ByHarry C. Mussman

      chapter 41|5 pages

      How to Tell Which Is the Lame Leg

      ByWilliam C. McMullen

      chapter 42|8 pages

      Biology and Control of Insect Pests of Horses

      ByR. O. Drummond

      chapter 43|7 pages

      Equine Health Maintenance Programs

      ByR. Gene White

      part Part 10|46 pages

      Marketing, Economics, and Computer Technology

      chapter 44|11 pages

      Official AQHA Records for Marketing

      ByRonald Blackwell

      chapter 45|10 pages

      AGNET: A National Computer System for Cattlemen

      ByHarlan G. Hughes

      chapter 46|7 pages

      Rancher-Owned Microcomputer Systems: What's Available

      ByHarlan G. Hughes

      chapter 47|4 pages

      Six Steps for a Cattleman to Take in Buying a Computer

      ByHarlan G. Hughes

      chapter 48|12 pages

      Direct Delivery of Market Information through Rancher-Owned Microcomputers: A Research Report

      ByHarlan G. Hughes, Robert Price, Doug Jose
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