Source: Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association
On February 11, the Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association hosted an information session in Picture Butte, AB, about the challenges of dust management in feedlots, laying out strategies to help operators control the common problem.
Subject matter experts...
Source: OMAFRA
Introduction
Livestock owners and industry personnel who support their farms are genuinely concerned with the health, wellbeing and productivity of Ontario's cattle. They recognize that disease outbreaks are preventable. They adopt health management practices to prevent the introduction and/or...
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
The analogy of farm animals as manufacturing machines has been employed for a long time to represent the different aspects of the whole animals' energetic metabolism. Similar to machines, animals consume fuel...
Source: VBP+
Crops intended for grain, when faced with damage, can be re-directed for livestock feed. It is an efficient way to utilize resources. There are many scenarios where enough damage
occurs for re-direction to happen, but drought, flooding and hail...
The Canadian Feedlot Benchmark Study will create a national benchmark database of backgrounding and finishing practices used in beef operations across Canada. The benchmark will allow producers to compare their practices to other operations in Canada.
This data and the...
Source: Alberta Beef Producers
PROJECT NO.: 0008-016
RESEARCH INSTITUTION: Lakeland Agricultural Research Association
LEAD RESEARCHER: Meghan Elsen
Background:
Each of Alberta’s crop zones has agronomic and forage yield information for grasses and legume varieties. Grain yield data (but not forage yield data) is also...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
For feedlot producers, feed costs have historically represented between 50 - 70% of the cost of production and during periods of high corn prices these costs can increase to over 80%....
Source: Alberta Crop Industry Development Fund
Project Title:
Research support to the establishment of a NIR network and feeding practices that will lower feed costs and improve net feed efficiency in feedlot cattle – Fecal starch and grain processing index.
Researchers:
Tim McAllister,...
Source: Source: University of Minnesota Extension
Quick facts
Implants are only one factor affecting quality grade.
You can’t change the genetics of cattle coming into the feedlot, but you can affect its environment in the feedyard.
Focus on feedlot performance for...
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Rations for finishing beef cattle are high energy rations designed to put gain on as rapidly and efficiently as possible. Beef cattle on finishing or full feed rations are typically allowed to eat...
