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| Preface | |
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| An Overview of the U.S. Beef Industry | |
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| General Overview | |
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| Contribution to the U.S. Economy | |
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| Beef Industry Segments | |
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| Beef Industry Organizations | |
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| Beef Industry Issues | |
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| Managing a Mature Beef Industry | |
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| References | |
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| Retail Beef Products and Consumers | |
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| Retail Beef Products | |
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| Beef Consumption and Expenditures | |
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| Beef Palatability and Consumer Preferences | |
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| Six Primary Beef Consumer Preferences | |
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| By-Products | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Management Systems: Integrated and Holistic Resource Management | |
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| Resources and Principles | |
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| The Human Resource | |
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| The Financial Resource | |
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| Land and Feed Resources | |
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| The Cattle Resource | |
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| The Equipment Resource | |
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| The Market Resource | |
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| Management Systems | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Management Decisions for Seedstock Breeders | |
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| Breeding Program Goals and Objectives | |
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| Production Records | |
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| Financial Records | |
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| Bull Selection | |
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| Selecting Replacement Heifers | |
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| Selecting Cows | |
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| Marketing Decisions | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Commercial Cow-Calf Management Decisions | |
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| Creating the Vision | |
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| Profit-Oriented Management Decisions (Financial Resource) | |
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| Factors Affecting Pounds of Calf Weaned | |
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| Managing Percent Calf Crop | |
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| Managing Weaning Weights | |
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| Managing Annual Cow Costs and Returns | |
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| Matching Cows to Their Economical Environment | |
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| Marketing Decisions | |
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| Establishing a Commercial Cow-Calf Operation | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Yearling-Stocker Management Decisions | |
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| Computing Breakeven Prices | |
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| The Budgeting Process | |
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| Management Considerations | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Feedlot Management Decisions | |
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| History of the Fed Cattle Industry | |
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| Types of Cattle Feeding Operations | |
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| Managing a Feedlot Operation | |
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| Management Priorities | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Concentration, Integration, and Alliances in the Beef Industry | |
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| Concentration and Integration | |
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| Forces Driving Structural Change | |
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| Alliances/Business Relationships | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| The Marketing System | |
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| Market Classes and Grades | |
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| Market Channels | |
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| Major Factors Affecting Cattle Prices | |
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| Assessing Marketing Costs | |
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| Keeping Current on Beef Prices | |
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| Forecasting Beef Prices and Managing Price Risks | |
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| The Futures Market | |
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| Value-Based Marketing | |
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| Advertising and Promoting Retail Beef | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| The Global Beef Industry | |
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| Numbers, Production, Consumption, and Prices | |
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| International Trade | |
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| Beef Suppliers | |
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| NAFTA Partners | |
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| Beef Buyers | |
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| Role of Beef in World Diet | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Reproduction | |
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| Structure and Function of the Reproductive Organs | |
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| Breeding | |
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| Artificial Insemination | |
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| Synchonization of Estrus | |
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| Embryo Transfer | |
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| Cloning | |
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| Pregnancy | |
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| Calving | |
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| Rebreeding | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Genetics and Breeding | |
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| Genetics Principles | |
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| Gene Mapping | |
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| Mating Strategies | |
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| Traits and Their Measurement | |
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| Improving Beef Cattle through Breeding Methods | |
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| Selection Programs | |
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| National Sire Evaluation | |
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| Marker-Assisted Selection | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Cattle Breeds | |
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| What Is a Breed? | |
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| Breed Evaluation for Commercial Procedures | |
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| Breed Evaluation for Low Cost Production | |
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| Breed Evaluations to Improve Consumer Market Share | |
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| Integrated Production Systems | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Nutrition | |
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| Nutrients | |
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| Proximate Analysis of Feeds | |
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| The Rumnant Digestive System | |
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| Digestibility of Feeds | |
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| Energy Evaluations of Feeds | |
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| Feeds: Classification and Composition | |
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| Management for High Nutrient Content of Feeds | |
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| Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle | |
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| Ration Formulation | |
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| Cow-Calf Nutrition | |
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| Yearling-Stocker Cattle Nutrition | |
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| Feeding Feedlot Cattle | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Managing Forage Resources | |
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| Grazed Forage Resources | |
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| Plant Types and Their Distribution | |
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| Grazing Management | |
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| Major Grazing Regions of the United States | |
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| Hays | |
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| Crop Residues | |
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| Drought Management | |
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| Market Cattle Production on Grazed Forage | |
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| Health Problems Associated with Grazing Plants | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Herd Health | |
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| Establishing a Herd Health Program | |
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| Stress and Health | |
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| Diseases and Health Problems | |
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| Parasites | |
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| Cow-Calf Health Management Programs | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Growth, Development, and Beef Cattle Type | |
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| Growth and Development | |
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| Beef Type | |
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| Parts of the Beef Animal | |
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| Carcass Conformation | |
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| Conformation of Slaughter Cattle | |
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| Conformation of Feeder Cattle | |
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| Conformation of Breeding Cattle | |
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| The Livestock Show | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Cattle Behavior, Facilities, and Equipment | |
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| Behavior | |
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| Cattle Transport | |
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| Facilities and Equipment | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Managing Information Resources | |
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| Sources of Information on Beef Cattle | |
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| The Electronic Media | |
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| Information for Management Systems | |
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| Beef Industry Overview | |
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| Consumer/Beef Products | |
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| Human Resources | |
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| Financial/Economic Resources | |
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| Forage Resources | |
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| Cattle Resources | |
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| Marketing | |
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| International | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| The Beef Industry's Past and Future | |
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| Scientific and Historical Evidence of Early Cattle | |
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| Historical Landmarks in the American Cattle Industry | |
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| The Influence of Cattle on Human Culture | |
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| The Future of the Beef Industry | |
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| Management Systems Highlights | |
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| References | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Appendix | |
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| The Metric System | |
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| Volumes and Weights of Stacked and Baled Hay | |
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| Round Grain Bin Volumes | |
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| Measuring Irrigation Water Flow | |
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| Land Description for Legal Purposes | |
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| Major Organizations Within or Affecting the Beef Industry | |
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| Index | |