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<blockquote data-quote="Stickney94" data-source="post: 1655416" data-attributes="member: 37941"><p>Excellent question. First, what is your operation -- cow/calf/stockers/fed to slaughter?</p><p></p><p>Cattle are remarkably adaptable -- they will survive on grass/plants. If they need minerals they will go lick rocks. </p><p></p><p>Much of cattle nutrition marketing has its roots in the dairy industry and feedlot industry. A great deal of research has been done to optimize milk/beef production for those rather man-made environments.</p><p></p><p>If you are running cows on grass (some would say as God intended) -- access to clean water is really all you need (I'd recommend a mineral program -- but I'm just saying cattle lived for millenia without man delivering them bags/tubs of minerals). </p><p></p><p>If you are raising feeder cattle or fat cattle nutrition gets a bit more complicated -- but not that much.</p><p></p><p>It gets more complicated if you are trying to use a wide array of feedstuffs to optimize efficiency and reduce costs. But let's start with what kind of operation you are running?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stickney94, post: 1655416, member: 37941"] Excellent question. First, what is your operation -- cow/calf/stockers/fed to slaughter? Cattle are remarkably adaptable -- they will survive on grass/plants. If they need minerals they will go lick rocks. Much of cattle nutrition marketing has its roots in the dairy industry and feedlot industry. A great deal of research has been done to optimize milk/beef production for those rather man-made environments. If you are running cows on grass (some would say as God intended) -- access to clean water is really all you need (I'd recommend a mineral program -- but I'm just saying cattle lived for millenia without man delivering them bags/tubs of minerals). If you are raising feeder cattle or fat cattle nutrition gets a bit more complicated -- but not that much. It gets more complicated if you are trying to use a wide array of feedstuffs to optimize efficiency and reduce costs. But let's start with what kind of operation you are running? [/QUOTE]
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