New in the Third EditionNew chapters on herd genetics, grazing methods, and tips for lowering the cost of production, plus 17 new color diagrams, figures, and tables.The Authoritative ReferenceWith a PhD in Animal Science and more than forty-five years of experience as a practicingveterinarian, Bob Sager gives ranchers, students, and extension agents the practical tips and scientific knowledge they need to raise healthy beef cattle.Packed with facts, the Handbook includes chapters on the most crucial aspects of beefcalf health: gestational care; colostrum, feeding, and supplementation; scours and dehydration; pneumonia and BRD; and vaccination and preventive health.Includes more than 90 full-color diagrams, figures, and tables that clarify key concepts, plus a guide to performing field necropsies and a gallery of commonly-used products and tools.