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<blockquote data-quote="Katpau" data-source="post: 1121814" data-attributes="member: 9933"><p>I would be greatly concerned about both of the cows in the photo I saw posted by Skyhightree. I have had some heavy milking cows that were hard to keep weight on, but never anything like either of those. I would be curious to see photos of your cows that are in good condition. How long have you been raising beef cattle? Are you comfortable in your knowledge of their nutrient needs? Quantity, quality, minerals needed, or not needed, in your area. Worming, proper vaccinations, for your area?</p><p></p><p>In the photo there does not appear to be enough growing forage to sustain a rabbit. Have you had your hay tested? Are you positive your hay has the nutrients the cattle need? What was the TDN and the protein? How many pounds are you feeding per animal. Are you sure you're providing enough feed in a manner that prevents substantial waste, so that all animals are able to get their fair share. The cattle I saw in the photo are both well beyond the normal range that I would consider acceptable condition. Do you know their ages? How old is the calf? It is a bad angle, so it is kind of hard to judge him, but he looks like a few groceries would not hurt him either. I like my breeding cattle to fall between a 4 and 6 for condition score, but these look like a 2. Here is some information on scoring condition.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-1965/ANSI-3283web.pdf" target="_blank">http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare ... 283web.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>You might try getting some education in cattle nutrition from your University extension if that is available in your area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Katpau, post: 1121814, member: 9933"] I would be greatly concerned about both of the cows in the photo I saw posted by Skyhightree. I have had some heavy milking cows that were hard to keep weight on, but never anything like either of those. I would be curious to see photos of your cows that are in good condition. How long have you been raising beef cattle? Are you comfortable in your knowledge of their nutrient needs? Quantity, quality, minerals needed, or not needed, in your area. Worming, proper vaccinations, for your area? In the photo there does not appear to be enough growing forage to sustain a rabbit. Have you had your hay tested? Are you positive your hay has the nutrients the cattle need? What was the TDN and the protein? How many pounds are you feeding per animal. Are you sure you're providing enough feed in a manner that prevents substantial waste, so that all animals are able to get their fair share. The cattle I saw in the photo are both well beyond the normal range that I would consider acceptable condition. Do you know their ages? How old is the calf? It is a bad angle, so it is kind of hard to judge him, but he looks like a few groceries would not hurt him either. I like my breeding cattle to fall between a 4 and 6 for condition score, but these look like a 2. Here is some information on scoring condition. [url=http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-1965/ANSI-3283web.pdf]http://pods.dasnr.okstate.edu/docushare ... 283web.pdf[/url] You might try getting some education in cattle nutrition from your University extension if that is available in your area. [/QUOTE]
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