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Nutritional and managerial considerations for range beef cattle production.

H A Turner1, T DelCurto

  • 1Department of Animal Science, Oregon State University, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, Burns.

The Veterinary Clinics of North America. Food Animal Practice
|March 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Optimizing range livestock production involves understanding forage quality and animal needs. Prescription supplementation and strategic management, including winter feeding, enhance animal gains and production efficiency globally.

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Area of Science:

  • Animal Science
  • Nutritional Science
  • Rangeland Management

Background:

  • Optimizing range livestock production requires balancing forage availability, nutritional quality, and animal requirements.
  • Understanding animal nutrient needs and their ability to meet them from available forage is crucial for efficient livestock operations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present nutritional and managerial schemes for optimizing range livestock production.
  • To detail methods for assessing forage quality and animal requirements for effective supplementation.
  • To discuss management strategies for mitigating the effects of poor-quality forage and for effective winter feeding.

Main Methods:

  • Assessment of forage nutritional value and animal nutrient requirements.
  • Implementation of prescription supplementation strategies for increased animal gains.

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  • Evaluation of management alternatives including animal sales, feed relocation, forage treatment, and altered calving/weaning times.
  • Development of winter feeding programs utilizing native hay and supplementary feed strategies.

    • Main Results:

    • Prescription supplementation, based on forage and animal needs, leads to efficient additional animal gains.
    • Management alternatives effectively compensate for poor-quality forage, particularly in late summer and early fall.
    • Winter feeding programs using native hay provide a base for growing and mature animals, with options for supplementation.
    • The presented strategies are adaptable to various global grazing systems.

    Conclusions:

    • A comprehensive philosophy of range nutrition, integrating forage assessment, supplementation, and adaptive management, optimizes livestock production.
    • Strategic nutritional and managerial interventions are key to maximizing gains and efficiency in range livestock systems.
    • While adaptable, some data extrapolation may be necessary to fit local environmental and management conditions.