Converting the Beef Cow Herd to a Controlled Breeding Season
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Binelli, Mario, Thiago Martins, Tim Wilson, Cindy Sanders, Mark Warren, Matt Hersom, and Curt Lacy. 2023. “Converting the Beef Cow Herd to a Controlled Breeding Season: AN267 AN267, Rev. 1 2023”. EDIS 2023 (1). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-an267-2023.

Abstract

This report aims to provide guidance to producers on practical aspects for moving from a system with no defined breeding season to a system with a defined season. Written by Mario Binelli, Thiago Martins, Tim Wilson, Cindy Sanders, Mark Warren, Matt Hersom, and Curt Lacy, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, revised January 2023.

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