Nutrition
Try to avoid body condition loss now
03/05/2012 12:05:55 PM
The winter of 2011-2012 has brought challenges in the form of very high feed prices, and in some instances, short hay supplies. ...
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Low-input heifer development
03/02/2012 11:18:45 AM
The traditional recommendation for developing replacement heifers is to feed them to achieve 65 percent of their mature weight by the beginning of the breeding season. ...
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Supplementing winter rations with grain
03/01/2012 11:07:32 AM
Maintaining our cows through the various stages of pregnancy, especially through the winter months, has some unique challenges, especially when feeding low quality forages. ...
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Back to Basics: Biological use of nutrients
02/28/2012 1:16:14 PM
In the second post of this series, we are going to discuss the biological use of nutrients or in other words how cattle prioritize the use of nutrients for use within the animal. ...
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Forage silage alternatives sought in wake of drought
02/27/2012 10:50:00 AM
Silage worries have producers asking a lot of questions as spring planting nears, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service specialist. ...
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Nutrition and fetal programming
02/21/2012 4:05:58 PM
For years cattle industry experts have been talking about the importance of meeting the protein and energy requirements of beef cows especially during the third trimester of pregnancy. ...
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When should we give colostrum and what should we use?
02/20/2012 3:24:58 PM
When everything goes according to plan, a newborn calf will get up and drink his full dose of colostrum from his mother. But what if that doesn’t happen? ...
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It’s nearly Spring in Oklahoma…maybe
02/20/2012 10:53:29 AM
Spring has not quite sprung in Oklahoma, though it is hard to tell since we have had very little you could call winter. ...
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Pulling cattle off wheat 
02/17/2012 2:47:51 PM
Jeff Edwards demonstrates how to identify first hollow stem in wheat pasture. ...
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Cattle nutrition course offered through AgriLife Extension
02/16/2012 2:33:27 PM
Cattlemen will have a chance to improve their feed management skills during a three-month series of seminars sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. ...
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Opportunities for managing your hay supply
02/14/2012 12:37:09 PM
February may not be the time of year that you would normally evaluate hay resources, but maybe you should. ...
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Keep replacement heifers growing
02/13/2012 12:15:00 PM
Replacement heifers that have just reached puberty and started cycling may be vulnerable to any drastic change in feed intake. ...
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ASK THE EXPERT
Ask the expert: Mixing cows from drought-stricken ranches
10/19/2012
We’re buying young cow from drought stricken ranches and moving them to ours. Do we co-mingle or segregate for how long?
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