The Adobe Acrobat .pdf files for the rancher management guide have been
loaded on our FTP server. Look in the pub directory for the IRM files.
Both postscript and .pdf versions of the Ranchers Management Guide are now
available for anonymous downloading. I have enclosed the table of contents
of the guide for your information.
Rancher Management Guide: Table of Contents
Rangeland Management
What is an AUM?
Poisonous Plants on Rangelands
Grazing Cell Management
Range Management Terms/Definitions
Monitoring Rangeland Browse Vegetation
Genetics and Reproduction
Specialized Lines for Beef Breeding Herds
Bull Selection
Range Beef Herd Growth Selection
Estrus Synchronization and Artificial Insemination for Breeding Beef Cattle
Production and Management Decisions
Breeding Yearling Heifers
Supplementation or Early Weaning for Range Beef Cattle
Feedlot vs Range Performance
Animal Care and Health Maintenance
Injuries and Diseases of Beef Cattle Associated with Calving
Diseases of Beef Cattle Associated with Post-Calving and Breeding
Blackleg and Malignant Edema Control
Neonatal Calf Diarrhea
Castrating Calves and Lambs
Range Cattle Nutrition
Nutritional Value of Range Forage for Livestock
Range Cow Nutrition Management Evaluator
Range Cow Nutrition in Late Pregnancy
Ranch Business Management
Ranch Planning and Analysis
Ranch Budgets
Range Cow Culling: Herd Performance
Market Impacts on Culling Decisions
Optimal Economics Range Cow Culling Decisions: Biological and Market
Factors Combined
The Influence of Lot Size on Feeder Cattle Prices at Arizona Auctions
The Economics of Shrinkage
Potential Profits from Wildlife
Policy Issues
Dealing with Media
Sustainable Ranching
Russell Gum 602-621-6265
rgum@ag.srnr.Arizona.Edu
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
University of Arizona
Tucson AZ 85721