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NUTRITION


RECENT NUTRITION ARTICLES

How Much Distillers’ Grains Can I Feed?

Apr 22, 2008 10:52 AM, Source: Dan Loy, Iowa State Ag Extension

As corn prices rise a common question among cattle feeders is, How much can I feed?. The desire to feed higher levels has been tempered by concurrent increases in the prices of corn coproducts...

Trace Minerals: What to supplement and when

Apr 7, 2008 12:12 PM, By Jason K. Ahola, Ph.D.

U.S. cow/calf producers have been faced with an extreme increase in operating costs over the past year, especially for feed and supplements...

Feed prices may encourage creep-feeding

Apr 1, 2008 10:42 AM, Source: Certified Angus Beef

Today’s high feed prices could make this the perfect year to try creep-feeding. “As we look at the times of high feed prices, people would s...

Formulating mineral supplements for beef cows

Mar 24, 2008 12:41 PM

A new publication from South Dakota State University offers tips on formulating mineral supplements for beef cows...

Horse Nutrition Taught Online

Feb 25, 2008 5:15 PM

Michigan State University offers an online course covering horse nutrition basics such as nutritional requirements, diseases affecting nutrition, feeding management, evaluating and balancing a ration and how horse behavior factors into feeding...

Studies show colostrum has far-reaching impact

Feb 25, 2008 5:08 PM, By Kindra Gordon

Most cattle producers are aware that getting colostrum into the calf immediately is a critical step toward building the calf’s immunity and ability to survive and thrive...

Black Ink: Where it all begins

Feb 18, 2008 10:44 AM, By Steve Suther, Certified Angus Beef

Beef production is a natural system, but management means not leaving it to the whims of nature. Everything in the cattle business begins with conception, so reproductive physiology has become a key area of study aimed at improving efficiency and beef quality...

Rules of Thumb for Winter Cow Rations

Jan 22, 2008 11:24 AM, By Jason K. Ahola, Ph.D.

Without question, feed costs across the entire beef industry have increased substantially over the past 18 months. However, the rise in forage prices during 2007 has contributed to a dramatic increase ...

Cattle feeding strategies for high corn prices

Dec 2, 2007 11:37 PM, By Kindra Gordon

Beef producers from western South Dakota and Wyoming gathered to learn more about combating high corn prices in their operations during a one-day conference held Nov. 27 in Rapid City, SD...


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