Stud Managers' Handbook Vol. 19

<p>The 1984 International Stockmen's School <i>Handbooks</i> include more than 200 technical papers presented at this year's Stockmen's School sponsored by Winrock International. The authors of these papers are outstanding animal scientists agribusiness leaders and livestock producers who are expert in animal technology animal management and general fields relevant to animal agriculture. The <i>Handbooks</i> present advanced technology in a problem-oriented form readily accessible to livestock producers operators of family farms managers of agribusinesses scholars and students of animal agriculture. The <i>Beef Cattle Science Handbook</i> the <i>Dairy Science Handbook</i> the <i>Sheep and Coat Handbook</i> and the <i>Stud Managers' Handbook</i> each include papers on such general topics as genetics and selection; general anatomy and physiology; reproduction; behavior and animal welfare; feeds and nutrition; pastures ranges and forests; health diseases and parasites; buildings equipment and environment; animal management; marketing and economics (including product processing when relevant); farm and ranch business management and economics; computer use in animal enterprises; and production systems. The four <i>Handbooks</i> also contain papers specifically related to the type of animal considered.</p>