Depends on what the grain is: field corn, field peas, feed barley, wheat, etc. If you're just referring to the word "grain" there really is no special name for such grain that is fed to livestock like cattle...just "grain."
That all depends on what's available and what your cows need--or the fact you think they want it. There's a big difference between cows that need grain versus you wanting to feed them grain. Not all cows need to be fed grain if the feed you're feeding them or the pasture they're grazing is in good quality already and meeting their nutrient needs. A lot of cows get by just fine without being fed grain.
This is comparing the decision that they may need grain. If your cows are losing condition or not maintaining their weight on the feed or pasture being fed or they're grazing, respectively, then they will definitely need to be fed. Grain is made up primarily of starch and only adds energy to the diet and not much protein. If you want to give your cows more protein, give them cottonseed or canola meal.
But if you insist on giving them grain, you have four main types to choose from: Corn, Wheat, Barley, Oats. They often come as whole, cracked, rolled, steamed, chopped or--though occasionally--ground.
Cattle are fed corn, barley, oats, soybeans, and some wheat.
Grain.
It was around the 1950's that feeding grain to cattle became popular. Prior to post war times no one had heard of 'grain feed cattle'. They were all raised on pastures. After the war a higher consumer demand forced farmers to find a way to fatten their cattle faster to get them ready for market. Pasture raised cattle take as long as three years to get ready for market. Grain fed cattle takes as little time as fifteen months.
Cattle and wheat grain.
Cattle hearding and grain farming.
Cattle hearding and grain farming.
No. If grass-fed cattle got any grain, they wouldn't be grass-fed then. Grass-fed beef comes from cattle that are finished on grass only, with absolutely NO grain.
The feeding of grain to cattle is unique to the United States. Americans and an increasing number of international consumers have developed a taste for American grain-fed beef, as opposed to beef cattle fattened on grass only.
Corn, barley, oats, etc., same grain fed to cattle.
Why not? It's a cheaper source of feed for cattle than grain itself. All distillers grain is the left over stuff that was not needed after the grain was distilled. It's a good source of feed for cattle.
Grain and lots of it.
No. Hay and grain was.
Finisher cattle are range-raised, i.e. - grass fed, yearling or older beef cattle that are ready to be "finished" on grain to increase marbling prior to slaughter.