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Laboratory Material |
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| Fall 2008 | |
| September 9 |
Cow budgets and breakevens
(word file) Cow budget spreadsheet (excel file) |
| September 16 | CCU Management tour |
| September 23 |
Cow Nutrition
(word file) NRC table for 1200 lb cow (word file) |
| September 30 |
Body condition scoring
(pdf file) Description of condition scores (pdf file) |
| October 7 |
SPA-P assignment
(pdf file) SPA-P worksheet and data file (excel file) |
| October 14 | Supplementation and Creep feeding |
| October 21 |
Cowculator assignment
(word file)
Cowculator program (excel file) |
| October 28 |
Explanation of
performance records
(pdf file) Julian Calendar (pdf file) Worksheet for adjusted weaning and yearling weights (excel file) |
| November 4 | Review for Exam |
| November 11 | Veterans Day Holiday |
| November 18 | Field Trip to Mitchell and Avon, South Dakota (word file) |
| November 25 | Freeze Branding and Identification |
| December 2 | Beef Quality Assurance |
| December 9 | Lab Final |
| Spring 2008 | |
| January 22 | Cow Nutrition and Body Condition |
| January 29 |
Cow budgets and breakevens
(pdf file) Cow budget spreadsheet (excel file) |
| February 5 |
SPA-P assignment
(word file) SPA-P worksheet and data file (excel file) |
| February 12 | Review for exam |
| February 19 |
Cow Nutrition Assignment
(word file)
NRC table for 1200 lb cow (word file) Spreadsheet example (xls file) |
| February 26 |
Cowculator assignment
(word file)
Cowculator program (excel file) |
| March 4 | Management tour |
| March 11 | Cow Condition scoring |
| March 18 | Spring Break |
| March 25 |
Explanation of
performance records
(pdf file) Julian Calendar (pdf file) Worksheet for adjusted weaning and yearling weights (pdf file) |
| April 1 | Sire Sort |
| April 8 |
Bull
Selection lab
(pdf file) Bull Data (pdf file) |
| April 15 | BQA and freeze branding |
| April 22 |
Field Trip to Olivet and
Humbolt, SD optional field trip assignment (word file) |
| April 29 | Lab Final |
| Extra Credit for lab grade | |