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IT DOES NOT WORK TO FEED A HALF GRAIN/HALF FORAGE RATION TO FATTEN A STEER, OR TO SUPPLEMENT WANING PASTURE WITH A LOT OF GRAIN OR HIGH ENERGY (GRAIN) CUBES OR BLOCKS. THIS IS BECAUSE IF THE CATTLE ARE FED BOTH FIBER AND STARCH INTERMITTENTLY THE MICROBE POPULATION IS IN CONSTANT TURMOIL, THE RESULT BEING THERE WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF EITHER KIND OF MICROBE. A little grain can be fed with roughage without interfering with digestion as long as the amount of grain is kept very low.
Fats: are another type of energy nutrient, however the energy in fats is much more concentrated than that in carbohydrates. Fats are not easily digested by cows and should never make up more than 5% of its ration.
Proteins: build material for muscles, bones, blood, organs, skin hair, hoof and horn growth as well as the production of milk. If an animal is feed more than it needs, the nitrogen that is produced is used as an energy source and the balance is discarded in urine. Feeds such as alfalfa hay or supplements cost more than other feeds.
Proteins for young animals, lactating cows or cows in late pregnancy can be supplied by good legumes hay such as alfalfa or clover, green pasture grasses or high quality grass hay.
Protein supplements include cottonseed meal, soybean meal and linseed meal.
A beef animal does not need protein supplements as long as it has good hay or pasture.
Protein blocks, if used properly, can be self-feeding. The best type of block is one that limits over-consumption with special binders or unpalatable ingredients along with a degree of hardness so cattle cannot eat the block rapidly but must lick it instead. With a proper type of block you can put out a two-week supply near water where cattle will lick awhile when they come to drink and then go back to grazing.
Protein analysis: Protein levels in feeds are measured by amount of crude protein as determined by a laboratory analysis measuring amount of nitrogen. THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM DIGESTIBLE PROTEIN. A beef cow needs feeds with crude protein contention of 9 – 10%. Green, growing grass hay have crude protein content of 10-20%, but remember when the grass dries out it may drop below 8%. The difference between 6 and 10% crude protein is vast. Below about 4% crude protein nothing is digestible. The 4% that shows up as protein in the laboratory analysis is just the nitrogen combined with the woody portion of the plant. So grass with just 6% crude protein has only about 2% digestible protein. The grass with 10% crude protein has about three times more digestible protein.
Vitamins: are required in small amounts but are necessary for health and growth.
Green pastures, alfalfa hay and good grasses are sources of carotene which the animal converts into vitamin A and stored in the liver.
Fats: are another type of energy nutrient, however the energy in fats is much more concentrated than that in carbohydrates. Fats are not easily digested by cows and should never make up more than 5% of its ration.
Proteins: build material for muscles, bones, blood, organs, skin hair, hoof and horn growth as well as the production of milk. If an animal is feed more than it needs, the nitrogen that is produced is used as an energy source and the balance is discarded in urine. Feeds such as alfalfa hay or supplements cost more than other feeds.
Proteins for young animals, lactating cows or cows in late pregnancy can be supplied by good legumes hay such as alfalfa or clover, green pasture grasses or high quality grass hay.
Protein supplements include cottonseed meal, soybean meal and linseed meal.
A beef animal does not need protein supplements as long as it has good hay or pasture.
Protein blocks, if used properly, can be self-feeding. The best type of block is one that limits over-consumption with special binders or unpalatable ingredients along with a degree of hardness so cattle cannot eat the block rapidly but must lick it instead. With a proper type of block you can put out a two-week supply near water where cattle will lick awhile when they come to drink and then go back to grazing.
Protein analysis: Protein levels in feeds are measured by amount of crude protein as determined by a laboratory analysis measuring amount of nitrogen. THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM DIGESTIBLE PROTEIN. A beef cow needs feeds with crude protein contention of 9 – 10%. Green, growing grass hay have crude protein content of 10-20%, but remember when the grass dries out it may drop below 8%. The difference between 6 and 10% crude protein is vast. Below about 4% crude protein nothing is digestible. The 4% that shows up as protein in the laboratory analysis is just the nitrogen combined with the woody portion of the plant. So grass with just 6% crude protein has only about 2% digestible protein. The grass with 10% crude protein has about three times more digestible protein.
Vitamins: are required in small amounts but are necessary for health and growth.
Green pastures, alfalfa hay and good grasses are sources of carotene which the animal converts into vitamin A and stored in the liver.