Home > Crops & Livestock > Livestock > Beef Cattle > A Survey of the Issues Facing Animal Agriculture in Louisiana [Image: survey] 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) Costs to Develop Replacements Heifers [Image: Replacement Heifer] 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. Animal Industry News Update Newsletters 2000-2012 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. 2011 Beef & Forage Report [Image: 2011 LSU AgCenter Beef & Forage Report] 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.  more articles... Livestock Risk Protection Insurance for Feeder Cattle [Image: Livestock Risk Protection] This document primarily focuses on use of Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) to protect feeder cattle price levels with some discussion of implications for producers who retain ownership of fed cattle. (PDF Format Only) Reproduction [Image: Reproduction] 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 Appendix A [Image: Appendix A] 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. Parasitology [Image: Parasitology] 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 Forage Management [Image: Forage Management] Research studies covered in this section of the 2009 Beef Report: Extending Productivity of Bermudagrass Pastures by Overseeding with Ryegrass and Clovers Extension/Service Programs [Image: Extension/Service Programs] 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 Forages and Weed Control [Image: Forages and Weed Control] Research studies covered in this section of the 2009 Beef Report: Control of Broadleaf Weeds in Pastures Using Non-2,4-D Containing Herbicides Statistics [Image: Statistics] 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. Economics and Management [Image: Economics and Management] Research studies covered in this section of the 2009 Beef Report: Choosing a Grazing System Foreword [Image: Title Page] 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. Click for more information...