. Overall, 2,713 producers with one or more beef cows participated in the NAHMS Beef '97 Study, representing 85.7 percent of the …The USDA's National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) collected data on management practices and cow-calf herds … beef cows and 77.6 percent of the beef cow operations in the United States as of January 1997. Producers whose cow …

The NAHMS Beef '97 Study was designed to provide both participants and the industry with information on the nation … with NAHMS to select a statistically-valid sample yielding 2,713 producers from 23 states. The 23-state target population … represented 85.7 percent of U.S. beef cows on January 1, 1997, and 77.6 percent of U.S. beef operations. Federal and state …

or more beef cows and 50 percent or more of their calf crop born between January 1 and June 30 (spring calving) The 18 …Section 1 of this report shows demographic changes of the U.S. beef cow-calf industry from a historical perspective … from data provided by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) and Census of Agriculture. Results of two NAHMS …

The National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) Beef '97 Study collected data on the marketing practices of 2 … 1996, 13.4% of operations with 300 or more beef cows utilized this method of marketing. Larger operations were more likely …,713 beef cow-calf producers representing 85.7% of all beef cows as of January 1, 1997, in 23 leading cow-calf states. Of the …

NAHMS Feedlot '99 Study included feedlots of 1000-head or greater capacity from the 12 leading cattle feeding states … of 8000 head or more. Beef animals were the main type of cattle placed in feedlots regardless of operation size …The National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) is sponsored by the USDA:APHIS: Veterinary Services (VS). The …

As part of the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS ), USDA:APHIS:Veterinary Services conducted a national … study of beef production, the Beef Cow/Calf Health and Productivity Audit (CHAPA). This study was designed to provide both …: Nutritional & Reproductive Management Practices, were collected by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) from beef …

Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) Beef ,97 Study examined the effects of the down market on beef cow-calf herd …In 1995 and 1996, prices for weaned calves were at the lowest point for the current cattle market cycle. The National … more calves into other segments of the beef industry (17.5%). While health management costs are simple to reduce in the …

The NAHMS Beef '97 Study was designed to provide both participants and the industry with information on the nation … with NAHMS to select a statistically-valid sample yielding 2,713 producers from 23 states. The 23-state target population … represented 85.7 percent of U.S. beef cows on January 1, 1997, and 77.6 percent of U.S. beef operations. NASS enumerators …

the female breeding herd for at least one estrus cycle to manipulate calving dates. Forty-seven percent of operations that … single cause of total cattle death loss was calving problems (26 percent of death loss). Two of the top conditions producers …As part of the National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS ), USDA:APHIS:Veterinary Services conducted a national …

Monitoring System (NAHMS) swine study, the Swine '95 Grower/Finisher. The first national study, 1990 National Swine Survey … percent of operations of 10,000 head or more weaning at 16-20 days, versus 48 percent of all operations weaning at 35 or more … days. Over 60 percent of operations treated piglets before or at weaning with iron supplements, antibiotics in feed …