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<blockquote data-quote="dun" data-source="post: 225384" data-attributes="member: 34"><p>From the IA state beef manual:</p><p></p><p>Creep feeding is the practice of providing supplemental</p><p>feed to nursing calves, usually with the use of a creep</p><p>gate large enough for calves to enter the feeding area,</p><p>but too small to allow cows to pass. The kind of creep</p><p>feed varies widely from grain-based "energy creeps" to</p><p>limit-fed high protein creeps to "green creeps," which</p><p>are high quality pastures grown solely for grazing by</p><p>nursing calves. Simply increasing weaning weights may</p><p>not be profitable. Creep feeding, like any other supplementation</p><p>practice, must be analyzed based on estimates</p><p>of expected increases in performance and income</p><p>compared to the costs of these improvements.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dun, post: 225384, member: 34"] From the IA state beef manual: Creep feeding is the practice of providing supplemental feed to nursing calves, usually with the use of a creep gate large enough for calves to enter the feeding area, but too small to allow cows to pass. The kind of creep feed varies widely from grain-based “energy creeps” to limit-fed high protein creeps to “green creeps,” which are high quality pastures grown solely for grazing by nursing calves. Simply increasing weaning weights may not be profitable. Creep feeding, like any other supplementation practice, must be analyzed based on estimates of expected increases in performance and income compared to the costs of these improvements. [/QUOTE]
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