Cow-calf, Bull and Heifer Nutrition and Management

Cow Nutrition and Management

• Use the Feed Cost CowQLator to Compare Feed Options with Drought Conditions (August 2017)
• Protein Supplementation and Forage Intake (August 2017)
• Do Cattle Have a Dry Matter Intake Requirement? (April 2017)
• Storing and Utilizing Sugar Beets Rejected for Human Consumption (March 2017)
• Effect of Increasing Supplemental Rumen Undegradable Protein (RUP) on Performance of Calves Fed a Silage Growing Diet (February 2017)
• When is Protein Supplement Overfed? (January 2017)
• Preparing the Cow Herd for Cold Weather (December 2016)
• Winter Hay Considerations (December 2016)
• Understanding the Difference between Corn and Corn Distillers Grains as Energy Supplements for Pasture Cattle (August 2016)
• Drylot Feeding Cows in the Summer may be Cost Competitive with Grazing Pasture under Current Feed Prices (July 2016)
• Calving Cows on Cornstalks – Nutritional Considerations (March 2016)
• Dry lot Beef Cow/Calf Enterprise (October 2015)
• Water Requirements for Beef Cattle (July 2015)
• Pricing Protein Supplement to Complement Abundant Forage (July 2015)
• The Changing Nutrient Needs of the Spring-Calving Cow (April 2015)
• Balancing Rations: The Economics of Hay Quality (September 2014)
• Consider Storing Distillers Grains for Fall and Winter Use (June 2014)
• Preparing the Cow Herd for Cold Weather (November 2013)
• Production Calculations Related to Beef Cow Nutrition (May 2013)
• Determining How Much Forage a Beef Cow Consumes Each Day (April 2013)
• Grass Tetany Management for Cattle Grazing Lush, Cool-Season Pastures (April 2013)
• Body Condition Scoring App: NUBeef-BCS (February 2013)
• Feeding First-Calf Females After Calving (February 2013)
• Cow Selection Strategies that Complement Your Feed Resources (October 2012)
• Limit Feeding Cows in the Absence of Distillers Grains (October 2012)
• Evaluate Your Nutrition Program by Looking at Calving Records (September 2012)
• Buying Supplements(February 2012)
• Condition Scoring Beef Cows (January 2012)
   

Calf Nutrition and Management

• Implanting the Suckling Calf (May 2017)
• To Implant or Not to Implant? (May 2016)
• Colostrum Helps Newborn Calves (April 2016)
• Management, Health, and Nutritional Considerations for Weaning Calves … And Potentially Making You More Money (August 2015)
• Matching Protein Needs and Protein Content (June 2015)
• Creep Feeding Beef Calves (June 2015)
• Using Distillers Grains on the Ranch (October 2014)
• Management Strategies to Reduce Stress at Weaning and Improve Calf Performance (September 2014)
• Implants in Nursing Calves (March 2012)

Bull Nutrition and Management

• Management of Young Bulls Before and After the Breeding Season (March 2012)
• Bull Management in Multi-sire Pastures (April 2010)

Heifer Nutrition and Management

• The Critical Leg of the Journey from Replacement Heifer to Mature Cow (February 2017)
• Keep Heifer Development Cost Affordable (January 2010)
• Direct and Indirect Effects of Protein Supplementation Strategies (October 2009)