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Winter feeding programs for beef cows and calves

Description

Before making management decisions about feeding beef cattle and calves, producers need to answer the following questions: How much feed is available on the farm? What is the quality of the feed? What is the cost of purchasing feed and supplements? Do the cows need to gain weight during the winter? Are the calves going into a feedlot or back onto grass? What is the required weight gain from the calves? How will interest rates and overhead costs affect break-evens? Plan a winter feeding program well in advance. Use the tools available to sample feed, and obtain feed test results. A balanced ration minimizes costs and improves animal performance.

Updated

December 1, 2007

Tags
beef cattle cattle livestock livestock feeding livestock rations

Title and publication information

Type
Fact Sheet
Series Title

Agri-facts

Extent

7 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Agriculture and Forestry

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Topic
Agriculture

Resource Dates

Date Created

2004-01-01

Date Added

2016-01-06T21:37:28.436961

Date Modified

2007-12-01

Date Issued

2004-01-01

Audience information

Identifiers

AGDEX number

420/52-3

NEOS catalogue key

4043281

Usage / Licence

Contact

Contact Name

Agriculture and Forestry

Contact Email

duke@gov.ab.ca