Managing Cattle During Drought

Managing Cattle During Drought

Dr. Tom R. Troxel

Department of Animal Science

 

Managing cattle during a drought isn’t fun at all. Depending on the length of the drought, cattle must be culled. When a cattle producer genetically selects for a desired group of cattle, it becomes very disheartening to be placed in the position where a forced sell becomes necessary. To a cattle producer, those cows are more than a group of cows. They are often times a lifetime of investment. Click here for full article.