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Effects Of Feeding A Vitamin And Mineral Supplement To Cow-Calf Pairs Grazing Native Range, Jennifer L. Hurlbert, Friederike Baumgaertner, Kacie L. Mccathy, Timothy Long, Cody Wieland, Kevin K. Sedivec, Carl R. Dahlen Jul 2023

Effects Of Feeding A Vitamin And Mineral Supplement To Cow-Calf Pairs Grazing Native Range, Jennifer L. Hurlbert, Friederike Baumgaertner, Kacie L. Mccathy, Timothy Long, Cody Wieland, Kevin K. Sedivec, Carl R. Dahlen

Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications

Our objectives were to evaluate the impacts of providing vitamin and mineral (VTM) supplements to cow-calf pairs during the summer grazing period on cow and calf performance and liver concentrations of minerals. During a two-year period, 727 crossbred cows and their calves (initial cow BW = 601.7 ± 48.1 kg; calf BW = 87.8 ± 5.0 kg; n = 381 in year 1, n = 346 in year 2) from the Central Grasslands Research Extension Center (Streeter, N.D.) were blocked by parity (young [parity 1 to 3], and old [parity 4+]) and randomly assigned to pastures at the beginning …


2023 Cattlemen’S Day Full Report, Liz Boyle Jan 2023

2023 Cattlemen’S Day Full Report, Liz Boyle

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

This report includes research conducted in 2022 on beef cattle management, reproduction, nutrition, and meat science conducted at Kansas State University.