"Beef production and management decisions, Fifth Edition, is the most comprehensive beef cattle management text on the market. This text provides a unique perspective on the total industry while incorporating a systems view of management decisions and their impact on both productivity and profitability. The new edition increases the reader's understanding of market and consumer signals and discusses how the industry can best respond to the changing needs of both domestic and international consumers. This edition focuses on the challenges and barriers to profitability in each industry segment, while describing the infrastructure, demographic, and policy changes that confront beef cattle managers."--BOOK JACKET.