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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

2024

Silage

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Effects Of Supplementing Corn Silage To Fall-Calving Heifers And Cows Grazing Bermudagrass And Calf Performance And Physiology, J. Wyatt L. Banks, Jaymelynn K. Farney, Karol E. Fike, Jason M. Warner Jan 2024

Effects Of Supplementing Corn Silage To Fall-Calving Heifers And Cows Grazing Bermudagrass And Calf Performance And Physiology, J. Wyatt L. Banks, Jaymelynn K. Farney, Karol E. Fike, Jason M. Warner

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

The objective was to test the effect of supplemental feeding on cows grazing bermudagrass pastures on cow-calf performance and pasture management. In a completely randomized design, (n = 24) primiparous and multiparous Angus-based cross cows were allocated to bermudagrass pasture with one of two levels of supplemental feeding (non-supplemented or supplemented at 1% of BW on a DM basis of corn silage). Each treatment consisted of (n = 4) pastures stocked with three cows of different ages, a young (first-calf heifer), middle-aged (3-5 yrs.), and old (≥ 6 yrs.) cow, each averaging 155 ± 14 d of gestation at turnout. …


Southeast Research And Extension Center Agricultural Research 2024 Jan 2024

Southeast Research And Extension Center Agricultural Research 2024

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

The 2024 Southeast Research and Extension Center Agricultural Research report includes research conducted in the areas of beef cattle management, cropping systems, and forage crops.