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<blockquote data-quote="glesamiz" data-source="post: 509409" data-attributes="member: 6136"><p>Good post iowahawkeyes! The answer to the question of whether to feed grain or not requires more information and should be address to a nutritionist or maybe an ag extention agent. It depends on the requirements of the cows which is dictated by age, size, body condition, weather etc. The cow's requirements then dictation the level of nutrients which include energy, protein, Vitamins, minerals etc. The available feeds you have and the amount you feed then tells you if you need to supplement or not. There are so many variables there is not a simple answer. An example is a 1000 lb 4 year old hereford cow in good condition on alfalfa hay will probably do very well. The same cow if thin may need extra energy to milk and then breedback. The same cow if very fat might do fine on a lower quality feed as grass or maybe even good wheat straw. A 1500 lb cow in any condition may need more nutrition than alfalfa can provide to milk and breed back and grain may be needed. Another example is a bred heifer of 1000 lbs destined to be a 1500 lb cow will most likely need a lot more energy than even alfalfa can provide to milk and breed back. Many of us have learned about these big cattle the hard way that they need a lot of very good and expensive feed or else they don't breed back. This is a great subject for discussion but the answers are available in NRC guide if a person knows exactly the type of cattle they have.</p><p></p><p>g lesamiz, DVM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="glesamiz, post: 509409, member: 6136"] Good post iowahawkeyes! The answer to the question of whether to feed grain or not requires more information and should be address to a nutritionist or maybe an ag extention agent. It depends on the requirements of the cows which is dictated by age, size, body condition, weather etc. The cow's requirements then dictation the level of nutrients which include energy, protein, Vitamins, minerals etc. The available feeds you have and the amount you feed then tells you if you need to supplement or not. There are so many variables there is not a simple answer. An example is a 1000 lb 4 year old hereford cow in good condition on alfalfa hay will probably do very well. The same cow if thin may need extra energy to milk and then breedback. The same cow if very fat might do fine on a lower quality feed as grass or maybe even good wheat straw. A 1500 lb cow in any condition may need more nutrition than alfalfa can provide to milk and breed back and grain may be needed. Another example is a bred heifer of 1000 lbs destined to be a 1500 lb cow will most likely need a lot more energy than even alfalfa can provide to milk and breed back. Many of us have learned about these big cattle the hard way that they need a lot of very good and expensive feed or else they don't breed back. This is a great subject for discussion but the answers are available in NRC guide if a person knows exactly the type of cattle they have. g lesamiz, DVM [/QUOTE]
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