Beef Facilities and Management at U.S. Meat Animal Research Center

Authors

Margaret S. McAlhany, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
W. Gordon Hays, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
Gary S. Ross, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center

Date of this Version

1988

Document Type

Article

Comments

Published in Beef Research Program Progress Report (1988) No. 3: 1-2

Abstract

The Cattle Operations Unit functions as a support service to the research scientists and maintains the animal populations necessary for our livestock research. Indirectly, this also involves responsible land management and herd health procedures. All the facilities and procedures employed in maintaining the extensive cattle herd are determined by research needs. Consequently, while providing a function sometimes indirectly related to research, the operations unit is necessary to provide adequate feedstuffs and healthy animals for research studies.