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Beef
Cattle Management - Feeding
Management Options
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NOTE:
Your
local county extension agent can help you with your cow/calf
nutrient requirements.
To
find an agent in your area click here: CSREES
State Partners
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Design your
feeding program to get the most mileage from the available feeds
on your ranch or in your area.
Supplement low
quality feeds correctly. Your Extension agent or nutrition consultant
can help you determine if you are meeting the cow and calf nutrient
requirements.
Underfeeding
nutrients lowers production. Overfeeding nutrients increases feed
expense and reduces the net return over feed expense.
Make every effort
to reduce feed waste.
Feed the highest
quality feeds to animals that have the highest nutrient requirements,
(replace- ment heifers, growing calves, lactating cows).
Feed the lowest
quality feeds to cows in the middle-stage of pregnancy.
Save the better
quality feeds for those periods just before and after calving.
Consider substituting
grains for hay when these substitutions can balance the ration more
adequately at a lower price (see section
on substituting grain for hay).
Consider ammoniating
crop residues such as wheat and barley straw to improve digestibility
and intake.
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