Grazing
Creep feeding for beef calves—Know your numbers
Beef cow-calf producers should calculate the economic return for creep feeding calves each year.
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Improve winter cattle feed with nitrogen
When it comes to winter feed for beef herds, applying a pound of nitrogen to pastures in August gives a good return.
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Nitrate toxicity after a drought-easing rain
Oklahoma summers often bring “high pressure domes” that cause 100+ degree days and no rain. The resulting heat stress can cause nitrate accumulation in summer annual forage crops.
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Summer grazing goals
Meeting the nutritional needs of cows in mid lactation involves knowing what the nutritional requirements are and it is also necessary to have some idea of what nutrient level is being provided by the pasture forage.
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Closely monitor medicated mineral intake
Medicated minerals are available and frequently used to help prevent the blood-born disease, anaplasmosis.
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Understand and prevent grass tetany
Cattlemen with livestock on grass pastures in April and May should be aware of the possibility of grass tetany.
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Grass Tetany -- an ounce of prevention
Early spring is the period when cattle are at most risk for grass tetany in Iowa. Grass tetany is actually a magnesium deficiency (hypomagnesemia).
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Don’t Forget the Phosphorus
When considering mineral supplementation, one of the more costly nutrients is phosphorus. One may be tempted to skimp on the phosphorus level in a mineral, thinking that forages will make up for it.
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Time to start paying attention to beef replacement heifers
With all of the ranch activities centered on feeding the cow herd, it can be easy to lose track of replacement heifers.
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Grazing Cattle Compact Wheat Ground
Grazing cattle on winter wheat prior to grain harvest is common throughout the southern Great Plains. To take advantage of this in northern Colorado, there would have to be ample fall moisture to allow for the additional growth prior to jointing.
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Cattle Feeding: Is Your Grazing, “Planned” Grazing?
What is grazing? It’s a management system that balances the needs of
the plant community, the needs of the grazing stock, and the desires of
the manager.
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