South Dakota Beef Cow-Calf Producer Management Practices

This research report is based on the results of a mail survey of randomly selected South Dakota beef cow-calf operators undertaken during late 1991. The purpose of the survey was to determine the nature of management practices followed by the state\u27s cow-calf producers and whether those practices differ by size and/or location of herd. Attention was given to producers\u27 overall cowcalf, breeding, feeding, and health management practices