Beef cattle feeding : publication
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A good health program is critical to successful calf backgrounding. Visit our website today to learn more about backgrounding calves.
John A. LoryDivision of Plant SciencesCommercial Agriculture ProgramK.C. OlsonDivision of Animal SciencesCommercial Agriculture ProgramChris ZumbrunnenLivestock Specialist
Eric BaileyBeef State SpecialistDivision of Animal Sciences
Get answers to questions about how to feed livestock during drought. Read about nitrate toxicity, corn silage and baleage, forage grazing and feeding hay.
Poultry litter can be used as a feedstuff, but it presents special consumer issues. Visit our site to learn about Feeding Poultry Litter to Beef Cattle.
Ronald L. Belyea and Rex E. RickettsDepartment of Animal Sciences
Homer B. SewellDepartment of Animal SciencesImplants increase the weaning weight of suckling calves and increase the rate and efficiency of gain of cattle fed growing and finishing rations.
Learn about the layout, design and advantages of continuous, rotational and management-intensive grazing. Paddocks, fences, and how to calculate your grass production and needs are also covered in this University of Missouri Extension guide.
Beef cattle require a number of dietary mineral elements to remain healthy. Visit our site to learn about Mineral Supplements for Beef Cattle.
Learn how soil, forages and animals interact in grazing systems, and get ideas for improving pasture quality and extending the grazing season for beef or dairy.
Adding warm-season grass areas to a grazing system that already features cool-season grass creates a forage system that allows livestock owners to keep their herds feeding on high-quality forage for more of the year.
Protect your grazing or hay farming operation from drought risk. Get tips and examples for understanding how PRF insurance works and choosing a policy.
Watering a herd year round can be difficult and costly. Visit our site to learn about Pumps and Watering Systems for Managed Beef Grazing.
Feeding hay to cattle is expensive, mostly due to waste. Learn good management practices to minimize the losses that occur due to poor storage methods, improper feeding methods, or both.
John Lory and Steve CromleyDivision of Plant Sciences and Commercial Agriculture ProgramCollecting a representative soil sample is an important step in developing a nutrient plan for your farm. The goals of your soil sampling plan should be to
Barry Steevens, Ron Belyea and Richard CrawfordDepartment of Animal Sciences
Using NDF and ADF to Balance Diets can help improve animal performance. Visit our website today to learn more.
Vitamin needs of beef cattle can be confined largely to A, D and E. This is because bacteria in the rumen of cattle are considered to have the ability to synthesize vitamin K and the B vitamins in sufficient quantities to meet the animal's requirement.
Wheat, barley and oat silages are often underrated as feed for growing and finishing beef cattle. Studies show barley silage as being equal to corn silage, but they show that oat silage has about 50 percent the value of corn silage in beef rations.
Use this budget to estimate costs and returns for Missouri yearling beef steers bought in November and sold in April (5-month feeding, 3.65 average daily gain).