Abstract
An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of providing a small amount of a high-protein supplement during the fall and effects of increasing subsequent level of winter supplementation on cow-calf performance. One hundred-sixty spring-calving Hereford x Angus cows grazing tallgrassprairie range were used. During the fall, cows either had access to a self-fed, highprotein supplement (30% CP) or were not supplemented. During the winter, range cubes (20% CP) were fed at a daily equivalent of 1, 2, 3, or 4 lb/head and all cows had access to the same self-fed supplement used during the fall period. Cumulative performance (as measured by changes in body condition score and body weight) tended to show limited response to low-level fall supplementation, but was significantly improved as level of winter supplementation increased.
Keywords: Cattlemen's Day, 2001, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 01-318-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 873, Beef, Protein, Range, Beef cattle, Supplementation, Self-feeding
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Wickersham, T., Cochran, R., Dhuyvetter, D., Farmer, C. & Grieger, D. M., (2001) “Influence of low-level fall supplementation with a self-fed, high-protein supplement and level of winter supplementation on performance of beef cows grazing tallgrass-prairie range”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(1), 37-41. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.1757
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