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Beef Cattle Short Course

The TAMU Beef Cattle Short Course has a rich tradition and historical place in the programs emanating from the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University. Dating back as far as 1942, Professor John K. Riggs started the first in a series of Beef Courses.
 

Beef Quality Assurance

BQA, or Beef Quality Assurance, is a program that is promoted by the USDA, Cooperative Extension, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, state cattlemen's associations, and basically all of the beef industry. The program provides tr
 

Best Cattle Management Practices

These videos will help you manage and market your market cows and bulls effectively to ultimately enhance the profitability of your operation. You will learn to manage your herds to minimize quality shortcomings and defects, monitor the health and conditi
 

Carcass Grid Marketing and Meats

This channel includes fascinating videos that captivate the meat industry. You will learn about quality grading, cuts of the carcass, grid marketing and many other exciting topics.
 

Cattle Evaluation

One of the most important things a producer, rancher, or operation needs to know is how to evaluate cattle. These videos will take you through the cattle evaluation process so you can maximize your profit by selecting cattle with the most potential.
 

Cull Cow Management

It is very important for any operation to have proper cull cow management. These videos will cover body condition scores, managing cull cows to reach the best market potential, and determining the value of a cull cow. By properly managing your cull cows
 

Environment and Biosecurity

In todays society many topics and discussions are being made regarding environment and biosecurity. These are some of the latest and greatest videos on environment and biosecurity in the beef cattle industry.
 

Food Safety

These great videos will increase your knowledge on food safety, foreign object contamination, ranch issues affecting food safety, and residues in a product. By increasing your knowledge in food safety you are ultimately creating a safer more wholesome pr
 

Health

These videos will help you increase your herds health, by discussing implementing a herd health plan in order to minimize profit loss because of health related issues.
 

Horses

Horses are a major part of the livestock industry. Handling your horses correctly and maintaining proper nutrition is a vital part of your stockmanship. These videos will discuss the basics of maintaining your horses properly.
 

Low Stress Handling of Livestock

These videos will teach you how to handle cattle in an effective & low stress manner. We believe that proper handling of cattle will potentially help you make more money. You will learn effective methods such as developing a point of balance, controlling
 

Nutrition and Feeding

Giving proper nutrition and feed to your livestock species is very important for any operation. Check out these great videos to increase your knowledge on nutrition and feeding to help you maximize profit from having well fed and nutritionally sound anim
 

Ranch to Rail Program

The Texas A&M Ranch to Rail program was an information feedback system that allows producers to learn more about their calf crop and the factors that influence value beyond the weaned calf phase of beef production. It is not a contest to compare breeds o
 

Reproduction

Once of the most leading topics in the livestock industry is reproduction. With the newest implementations of artificial insemination, embryo transfer, semen sexing, and etc. it is important you have an understanding of the fundamentals of reproduction.
 

Selection and Genetics

Selection and genetics can be very influential in your herd. These videos will help you better understand issues and topics surrounding selection and genetics to help you maximize profit in your herd.
 

Transporting Cattle

These videos will teach how to transport cattle in a manner that is low stress. It addresses every aspect of the transportation industry. This includes cattle behavior, handling tips, truck issues, loading issues, hauling cattle, driver responsibilities,
 

Youth Beef Cattle Projects

Youth projects are a great way to keep the agriculture industry alive in our younger generations. Check out these great videos regarding youth beef cattle projects to increase your knowledge and keep the spirit of agriculture alive.
 

Mini Beef 706 Feeder Calf to Boxed Beef

The videos in this channel take seven feeder calves from the livestock market auction through the feedyard and to the packinghouse. Viewers will learn about how value is determined from the time the calf leaves the ranch to the time it is fabricated into boxed beef. These calves were originally purchased for a full Beef 706 program conducted at Texas A&M University. If you are interested in attending a regular Beef 706, contact Jason Bagley at the Texas Beef Council 512-335-2333.