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10. Recommendations for the management of beef cattle breeding in Belarus

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10. Recommendations for the management of beef cattle breeding in Belarus

ISBN978-985-6925-28-6

Reviewed and approved at a meeting of the Scientific Council of The Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Animal Husbandry (Protocol № 13 from May 22, 2008) and at a meeting of the section of the Scientific and Technical Council of the Main Department for the Intensification of Animal Husbandry and Food, the Main Department of Veterinary Medicine of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food (Protocol № 2 from 17 March 2009).

Authors: Popkov N. A., General Director, PhD in Agricultural Sciences; Sheiko I. P., Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, prof., acad. of the NAS of Belarus; Petrushko S. A., Doctor of Agricultural Sciences, prof.; Petrushko I. S., Loban R. V., Sidunov S. V., Yurenya A. S., PhD in Agricultural Sciences; Letkevich V. I., PhD in Veterinary Sciences; Melnikova I. L., Zubko I. G. (The Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus for Animal Husbandry); Mostovoy D. E., Sergienya T. V. (Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Belarus); Sidorovich V. A, PhD in Agricultural Sciences (The Institute of System Researches in Agro-Industrial Complex of Academy of Sciences of Belarus).

Recommendations for the management of beef cattle breeding in Belarus / Popkov V. A. [et al.] – Minsk : The Institute of Systems Researches in Agro-Industrial Complex of Academy of Sciences of Belarus, 2009. – 80 p.

The recommendations set out the methods of breeding and the choice of breed, various options for crossing the breeding stock of dairy cattle with beef bulls. Systems and methods of keeping, breeding and reproduction techniques are proposed. Feeding norms for various sex and age groups and exemplary diets are given, as well as recommendations for the use of cultivated and improved natural pastures. An economic justification for the development of the beef cattle breeding industry has been made. The article was designed for heads and specialists of Agro-Industrial Complex, researchers, teachers and students of higher and secondary specialized educational institutions.