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TDN Translation: Understanding Energy of Forages

Total digestible nutrients (TDN) are the common energy reference for both feed content and animal requirement, so how are the two connected and what can we know to better examine TDN of...

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Cattle Health Impacts Carcass Traits

While it is true that carcass traits and beef product attributes are largely influenced by the genetic decisions of seedstock and commercial cow-calf producers and the feeding decisions...

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Avoiding Vitamin A Deficiency in the Winter

Although it's usually energy and protein intake thats emphasized when planning winter cow nutrition, ensuring adequate vitamin A intake is also important. Vitamin A is the vitamin m...

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3 Keys to Winter Supplementation

There are many factors to consider when choosing a supplement, such as quality of forage, body condition score (BCS), weather and level of production.

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Are You Ready For Weaning?

Whether you are planning to early wean or stick to a traditional weaning period, making sure you are prepared can make a stressful time a little easier! Here are a few tips to prepare f...

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What To Do With High Nitrates?

Given the drought conditions in some locations this year, many producers may be asking themselves how to handle the annual forages they have standing in the field that may not have grow...

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Best Practices for Managing 4 Types of Forage

Capitalize on your forage management to optimize cattle nutrition.

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Mix it Right!

Young animals not nursing their mothers are dependent on milk replacer to provide the nutrition they need to survive and thrive. One of the most common milk replacer mistakes I see is i...

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