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    <title>LSU AgCenter . Beef Cattle</title>
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      <title>2011 Beef &amp; Forage Report</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 13:50:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Volume 36 of the LSU AgCenter Beef & Forage Report. Topics covered include: statistics, Extension/Service programs, forage utilization and economics, meat science, breeding and genetics, reproduction, forage production and management. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Using Sire EPDs in Cow-Calf Production</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2006 13:46:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A large segment of the beef cattle industry is adopting expected progeny differences (EPDs) as a valuable selection tool in improving calf productivity. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Performance of Beef Cows Grazing Ryegrass, Fescue or Fed Hay</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 22:07:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The objective of this experiment was to compare performance of mature cows and their calves grazing bermudagrass/bahiagrass pastures that had endophyte-infected Georgia 5 tall fescue established in the sod, grazing similar bermudagrass/bahiagrass pastures that were overseeded each year with ryegrass, or grazing bermudagrass/bahiagrass pastures and receiving hay. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Feeding Optaflexx in the Beef Cattle Industry</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[As the beef cattle industry redefines itself to better meet consumer needs and demands, there are new technologies and new products being developed to enhance this effort by improving production, performance and quality in all segments of the industry. One new product, Optalflexx, was approved in 2003 by the United States Food and Drug Administration for use in some beef cattle diets. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Foreword</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The 2009 Beef Report is a compilation of research studies completed by the LSU AgCenter faculty in the two years since the publication of the 2007 report.  Should you desire more information about any of the studies reported in this publication, please contact the scientists who wrote the article or the local extension service agent in your parish. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Beef Cattle Production in Louisiana - A Handbook</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2005 15:27:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[A comprehensive handbook for beef cattle producers, this 152-page manual provides a wealth of useful information that is augmented by color photographs, charts and other illustrations. It is endorsed by the Louisiana Beef Industry Council and written by a variety of experts. Cost: $25 plus tax (free shipping). You can order this book through our online store by using the Order Publication button below. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>GHay@agcenter.lsu.edu (Gary M. Hay)</dc:creator>
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      <title>New Electronic Heat Detection for Beef Cattle</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 20:06:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Research indicates that successful visual estrus detection and subsequent pregnancyrates are directly related to the frequency and duration of each heat check. The objective of this report is to describe a new heat detection system and to demonstrate its potential effectiveness for use with artificial insemination (AI) and embryo transfer (ET) procedures. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Fertilizer Sources on Bermudagrass Pastures for Stocker Grazing</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2005 16:54:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This study was done to determine the effects of broiler litter and commercial fertilizer applied to bermudagrass pastures on animal performance. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Monthly Beef Cattle Management Calendar &amp; Workbook</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2005 21:28:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This publication is intended to be a reminder of beef cattle management practices thought to be appropriate for each month of the year. If referred to frequently each month, it could also be considered a workbook for beef cattle management. (PDF Format Only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Beef Cattle Shrink</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:05:48 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Many producers do not understand that shrink is a weak link in marketing cattle. Cattle producers spend a great deal of time and energy to make their cattle gain weight and weigh as much as possible. Then, when they pen, process and transport their cattle for market, the cattle lose weight. An increase in knowledge about shrink and the factors that affect it is critical to maximizing profits. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Effects of Subclinical Infections of Internal Parasites on the Production of Beef Heifers</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 21:06:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Beef cattle in Louisiana are continuously exposed to infections with parasitic gastrointestinal nematodes (commonly known as roundworms). The life cycle of these parasites is direct; they do not need an intermediate host. Adult worms in cattle shed eggs that are passed in their feces. These eggs hatch and develop into infective larvae that climb on growing forage and are ingested as the forage is consumed. These larvae develop into adults and the cycle is completed within 14 to 60 days. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>A Compilation of Research Results Involving Tropically Adapted Beef Cattle Breeds</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2005 19:27:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The southern United States contains almost half of the nation's cow-calf population in the hot/humid Southeast and Gulf Coast areas. Even in more temperate areas of the United States, weaning productivity of Brahman x Bos taurus cows is virtually unequaled. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Animal Industry News Update Newsletters 2000-2012</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 15:41:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Animal Industry News Update is a quarterly newsletter from the animal science, veterinary science, and livestock economics extension specialists of the LSU AgCenter. The purpose of this newsletter is to provide current, research-based animal industry information to county agents, 4-H agents, and animal producers. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>TLavergne@agcenter.lsu.edu (Theresia Lavergne)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Health Care and Management of Beef Bulls</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2006 17:00:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[These guidelines include information on semen quality, supplemental feeding for young bulls, deworming and vaccination. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>CNavarre@agcenter.lsu.edu (Christine B. Navarre)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Assessment of Damage to Louisiana Agricultural, Forestry, and Fisheries Sectors By Hurricane Katrina</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:38:32 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Based on the information known at the time of the storm, and given the historical value of these industries to the state, the AgCenter was able to provide preliminary estimates on losses of revenue due to production losses. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Efficiency of Louisiana Beef Cattle Producers</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2005 17:26:20 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Sixty-two Louisiana beef producers in 12 parishes were surveyed to determine their input usage and the amount of output they produced in 1998. The objectives of this study are to (1) estimate the technical efficiency (production efficiency) of a selected group of beefcattle producers and (2)  determine the characteristics of cattle operations that are the most technically efficient. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>A Survey of the Issues Facing Animal Agriculture in Louisiana</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:25:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Many issues can affect the management, profitability and sustainability of beef, dairy and poultry operations. This is a survey of the economic, environmental, public policy and production issues facing animal agriculture in Louisiana. (PDF format only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>TLavergne@agcenter.lsu.edu (Theresia Lavergne)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Disaster Preparedness and Recovery - Beef &amp; Dairy Producers</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2007 15:38:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[In the early fall of 2005, two of the most powerful hurricanes on record, Katrina and Rita, slammed into the Gulf Coast within three weeks of each other. The area of devastation extended from East Texas to Alabama. Tens of thousands of animals perished, suffered illness or production losses, or had to be sold. The impact on beef and dairy producers and the veterinarians who serve them was enormous. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>KHarborth@agcenter.lsu.edu (Karl Harborth)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Beef Cattle Production Best Management Practices</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:24:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The best management practices that apply most directly to the beef industry are in this publication. A brief description, purpose and conditions to which the practice applies are given for each of the BMPs listed. (PDF Format Only) - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>The Louisiana Calf to Carcass Project</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2005 15:44:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The Louisiana Calf to Carcass project is a program in which Louisiana beef cattle producers can participate by sending a minimum of three steers or heifers to the feedlot while retaining ownership of them throughout the feeding period. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>TPage@agcenter.lsu.edu (Timothy G. Page)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Supplementation of Mature Crossbred Cows Fed Bermudagrass Hay During the Last One-third of Gestation</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[These data suggest that good quality hay fed free choice can meet nutrient requirements during the last one-third of gestation, a period when the nutrient requirements of the cow increase because of the growth of the fetus. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>DCoombs@agcenter.lsu.edu (Danny F. Coombs)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Rotational Crossbreeding of Beef Cattle:  Weaning Weight per Cow Exposed and Cumulative Weaning Weight per Cow in Breeding Herd</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2004 17:04:40 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The purpose of this report is to compare the performance of two-, three- and four-breed rotational crossbreeding systems and straight-breeds for calf weaning weight per cow exposed and for cumulative weaning weight per cow entering the herd. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>DFranke@agcenter.lsu.edu (Donald E. Franke)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Value of Gain Spreadsheet Decision Tool</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:29:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This spreadsheet decision tool is updated on a monthly basis with Louisiana cattle prices.  It allows producers to see the historical additional revenues by adding weight to cattle over a several-month period. No assumptions about costs of production are made; simply, the historical additional revenues are shown.  Historical prices by class of cattle and corresponding seasonal indices are included. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Costs to Develop Replacements Heifers</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 20:51:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[This spreadsheet is designed to assist cow/calf producers with determining the costs associated with developing replacement heifers.  The cost associated with developing replacements heifers from one's own herd can then be compared to the costs associated with purchasing replacement females in the open market.  A comparison of the expected returns from each strategy is included to help producers understand which alternative may work best for their individual operation. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>2007 LSU AgCenter Beef and Forage Report</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:09:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Report of beef cattle and forage research and extension projects completed over the past two years. For more information on a particular report, contact the author directly from the list in Appendix C. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Effects of Breed Type, Creep Feeding and Growth Implants on Heifer Pre- and Postweaning Growth and Reproductive  Performance</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2004 20:15:16 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Based on these results, a cow-calf producer wishing to retain suitable heifers as herd replacements and sell the remaining heifers at weaning can reasonably consider implanting all heifer calves. High-protein creep, limit-fed to suckling heifer calves had no effect on pre-weaning, post-weaning, or reproductive performance in this study. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>WWyatt@agcenter.lsu.edu (Wayne E. Wyatt)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Evaluation of Angus-, Gelbvieh-, Brangus- and Gelbray-sired Crossbred Calves for Pre-weaning Performance</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2004 13:59:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>SDerouen@agcenter.lsu.edu (Sidney M. Derouen)</dc:creator>
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      <title>A Comparison of Mating Systems for Beef Cattle Production</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 06 Oct 2004 18:58:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The purpose of this research was to compare two-, three- and four-breed rotational crossbred females produced in generation 4 of a long-term crossbreeding study to Brahman first-cross cows for calf performance in a commercial cow-calf setting in South Louisiana. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>DFranke@agcenter.lsu.edu (Donald E. Franke)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Impact of Moderate and High Weaning Weight EPD Sires on Cow Productivity</title>
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      <title>Does Ryegrass Variety Matter in a Beef Stocker Program?</title>
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      <dc:creator>WWyatt@agcenter.lsu.edu (Wayne E. Wyatt)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Livestock Risk Protection Insurance for Feeder Cattle</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:25:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Country-of-origin Labeling of Fresh Beef - Its Present and Future</title>
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      <dc:creator>ASchupp@agcenter.lsu.edu (Alvin R. Schupp)</dc:creator>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2005 14:42:18 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Helpful links to marketing, economics & business resources for beef cattle producers. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>JRowntree@agcenter.lsu.edu (Jason E. Rowntree)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Effects of Pasture Stocking Rate and Method on Cow-Calf Production</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:56:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[To determine the effectiveness of short-duration, rotational grazing systems for cattle in South Louisiana, a three-year study (Phase 1 of a six-year project), designed to evaluate pasture stocking methods and rates, was initiated in the spring of 1999 at the Iberia Research Station near Jeanerette. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>WWyatt@agcenter.lsu.edu (Wayne E. Wyatt)</dc:creator>
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      <title>2009 Beef Report</title>
      <link>http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/livestock/beef_cattle/2009-Beef-Report.htm</link>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:41:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The 2009 Beef Report is a compilation of research studies completed by the LSU AgCenter faculty in the two years since the publication of the 2007 report.  Should you desire more information about any of the studies reported in this publication, please contact the scientists who wrote the article or the local extension service agent in your parish. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Parasitology</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:29:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Research studies covered in this section of the 2009 Beef Report: Evaluation of Horn Flies and Internal Parasites with Growing Beef Cattle Grazing Bermudagrass Pastures; Evaluation of Horn Flies and Internal Parasites with Spring Calving Cows and Calves - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Forage Management</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:21:41 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Research studies covered in this section of the 2009 Beef Report: Extending Productivity of Bermudagrass Pastures by Overseeding with Ryegrass and Clovers - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>GGentry@agcenter.lsu.edu (Glen T. Gentry)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Extension/Service Programs</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:17:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Research studies covered in this section of the 2009 Beef Report: Louisiana Value Added Beef Program; Forage-Based Bull Performance Test Program; Performance Evaluation of Beef Bulls; Louisiana Calf to Carcass Program - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <dc:creator>GGentry@agcenter.lsu.edu (Glen T. Gentry)</dc:creator>
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      <title>Forages and Weed Control</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:25:19 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Research studies covered in this section of the 2009 Beef Report: Control of Broadleaf Weeds in Pastures Using Non-2,4-D Containing Herbicides - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Reproduction</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:35:51 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Research studies covered in this section of the 2009 Beef Report: Influence of Age, Body Weight, and Condition on Plasma Leptin Concentrations; Circulating Leptin Levels in Lactating and Nonlactating Beef Females Following Artificial Insemination; Use of Laser-Assisted Embryo Hatching Prior to Transfer of Frozen-Thawed In Vivo Produced Beef Cattle Embryos - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Appendix A</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:40:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Statistics</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:08:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[The LSU AgCenter recognizes the importance of the beef industry to the economy of Louisiana. We hope you will find this report informative and useful to you and your beef cattle operation. - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Economics and Management</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:12:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <description><![CDATA[Research studies covered in this section of the 2009 Beef Report: Choosing a Grazing System - Full Content set to .]]></description>
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      <title>Complete 2009 Beef Report</title>
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      <title>Evaluation of Angus-, Brangus-, Gelbvieh-, Gelbray-sired and F1 Brahman x Hereford Females for Cow-Calf Production</title>
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      <title>Louisiana Cow/Calf Budget</title>
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      <title>Louisiana Seasonal Cattle Price Patterns</title>
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      <title>Country of Origin Labeling (COOL):  A Guide for Louisiana Cattle Producers</title>
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      <title>Veterinarian Provides Answers On Mad Cow Disease</title>
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      <title>Animal Genetics Collected, Stored To Preserve Long-term Diversity</title>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2004 23:24:13 GMT</pubDate>
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