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 Agriculture and Forestry
The use of roller compacted concrete (RCC) to improve pen floor durability is growing in Alberta’s beef feeding industry.
“We have seen quite a bit of interest in RCC for feedlot pen floors because of the...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Ask some prairie feedlot operators, and they will tell you that providing bedding material for cattle during the winter months comes with several benefits – both to livestock and to the pocketbook.
Barley straw has traditionally...
Source: Government of Saskatchewan
When choosing feed for livestock, consider its nutritive value, bulkiness or lack of bulk, presence of other substances and health problems related to its use.
Hay
Dehydrated alfalfa pellets and cubes
Dehydrated alfalfa pellets consist of finely ground artificially...
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Today's feedlot rations often contain a high inclusion of grains and grain byproducts with some level of roughage inclusion. While the objective of feeding finishing cattle a ration with a high amount of...
Source: Government of Saskatchewan
When faced with a shortage of feed, you often can still maintain your livestock herd. You may have to use feeds on which you normally would not rely. You may have to cull. You will have...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Project Title: Effect of Alternative Feeding Dried Distillers Grains on Animal Health in Feedlot Cattle
Researchers: Steve Hendrick, Ph.D. steve.hendrick@usask.ca Steve Hendrick, Ph.D. and John McKinnon, Ph.D. (University of Saskatchewan), Eugene Janzen, Ph.D. (University of Calgary),...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Project Title:
Evaluation of Distillers’ Grains from Ethanol Plants for Feedlot Cattle
Researchers:
Wenzhu Yang yangw@agr.gc.ca
Tim McAllister, Karen Beauchemin, M.L. He (AAFC Lethbridge) and John McKinnon (University of Saskatchewan)
Background
Rumen microbes convert dietary starch and fiber into volatile fatty...
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: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/
Grass tetany refers to animals that exhibit tetany-like symptoms frequently associated with cattle being turned out on lush pasture. Grass tetany is a disease caused by low levels of magnesium in blood of cattle. It...
