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No beef cattle can also be fed, grass, corn, insilage, silage, grain, oats, barley.
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What is secondary farming?
Secondary farming in its simplest definition is something a farmer does to promote a primary purpose of the farm. For example, if a farmer has a beef cattle ranch, secondary farming might be the growing of hay to feed the beef cattle.
Can beef cattle have a diet of strictly hay?
Yes, but it depends on the quality of the hay and the type of cattle you are feeding. If you are feeding dry brood cows medium-quality hay is good enough to feed them. Younger stock like weaner calves and heifers need a bit higher quality hay and maybe supplementation if they need it. Lactating cows need higher quality hay and feed to keep up with the demands of their calf.
Do you need to feed grain to lowlines if feed good hay?
No. Grain should only be fed if a) you are wanting to finish them on grain for beef, or b) they are loosing weight and condition on hay, or if the hay is not adequate nutrition enough for lactating cows and/or growing cattle. If you're doing none of the above or your cows and growers are doing just fine on hay alone, then don't bother wasting your money on grain.
What is the best feed to give to beef cattle?
WHAT beef cattle?? I mean, what type of beef cattle are you referring to? Dry pregnant cows? Bred heifers? Weaned heifers? Dry open cows? Lactating cows? Mature bulls? Young, growing bulls? Weaned steers? Stocker steers/heifers? Backgrounding steers/heifers? Finisher steers? Finisher heifers? What breed are they? Are you on a grass-fed only operation or a mixed operation or an operation where you are having your cattle in a drylot 24/7/365? PLEASE be more specific, because the possibilities are endless. Oh, and what about your location? The different feeds that are available for one location is different for another. You can feed your cattle a variety of feeds from range cubes/pellets to rolled oats, cracked corn, wheat, barley, triticale, etc., or even grass, hay and/or silage (barley, oats, grass-mix, corn). There is NO best feed to feed beef cattle, especially when you haven't defined WHAT TYPE of beef cattle you are referring to! Some operations may prefer to have their animals on grass only, with a little treat of alfalfa or range cubes to keep them friendly and to get them to move from one pasture another. Other operations are in a winter where they need to feed hay (grass only, grass-legume mix or pure legume) and/or silage, and choose to or not to feed a little grain once a day or every second day. Other operations require their cattle (NO MATTER what type) in a drylot for 24/7/365 and need to feed them a whole mix of feeds, from a grain mixture to hay and silage. Please talk with local farmers and ranchers and visit your local county extension agent to see what your options are for the "best feeds" to feed your beef cattle.
Was oleo first used as cattle feed?
No. Hay and grain was.
What are New mexicos agricultural products?
They have a lot of beef cattle and the Hatch chilies are famous.
What is a relatively inexpensive feed for cows?
Grass is the most inexpensive feed you can feed your cows. It grows in your backyard and in your pastures, and only requires the cows to harvest it themselves. Hay comes as the second least expensive feed to feed cattle.
What kind of hay do you feed shorthorn cattle?
Whatever hay that grows in your area or in your pastures/hayfields. Shorthorns will eat the same sort of hay that Angus or Simmentals or Limousins will eat, there's no difference in the type of hay to feed in regards to breeds of cattle. As a matter of fact, Shorthorns often will do better on average-quality hay than continentals like Simmental or Limousin will, just like with Angus or Hereford cattle.
What is grass feed beef?
Just what it sounds like. Beef eating grass rather than hay or other foods.
Can cattle be fed hay grazer?
i feed haygrazer to my small herd of cows/steers/calves as a sole ration, and they do well on it. i have the nitrates tested before i feed it, but they really like the hay.
What do you feed a bucking bull?
They eat normal cattle feed including hay, they will usually be fed a high energy grain such as corn.
What are angus cows known for?
The things that are made from Angus cattle are exactly the same as what would be made from any other cattle of any other breed: hide for leather; hair for upholstery, paint brushes; the list goes on.
