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Beef Basics
Home Study Courses
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Beef Basics III
Nutrition, Health and Management of Growing Calves
What this course offers.
- Management Strategies, Operational Goals and Economic Considerations....as with any operational change, the first consideration should be whether it fits the proposed changes or strategies with the established goals of the operation.
- Nutritional Considerations for the Growing Calf....In the period of a year the calf will begin life consuming milk, develop a functional rumen and adapt to grass and then be required to adjust again to high energy diets in the feedlot environment.
- Basic Ration Formulation.... Analyzing rations for both cost and nutrient balance is necessary to manage for profit when backgrounding.
- Health Management Programs for the Growing Calf.... discusses briefly some factors and procedures that should be considered when designing a health management program for calves.
- Implant Programs for Calves.... Growth promoting implants are a management tool that offers beef producers a significant return on their investment.
- Pre-Weaned Calf Nutrition....Discusses the nutritional requirements of the young calf less than six months of age.
- Weaning & Effects On Herd Performance....The primary goals of a brood cow are to cycle and breed early in the breeding season and wean a quality calf every 365 days.
- Wintering Considerations for Calves to Go Back to Grass.... Numerous alternatives exist for feeding and managing weaned calves to go back to grass. Efficiency of beef production includes all phases of the growing and finishing systems.
- Summer Grazing Management of Calves.... The conversion of forage into food for humans by grazing ruminants is an economically important component of food production.
- Wintering Systems for Calves to Sell as Backgrounded Feeders....Rate of gain, as well as total gain and cost of gain are essential to maximize profits for the backgrounding enterprise
- Managing Weaned Calves According to Final Goal....Producers of steers and heifers with improved genetic potential for gain have opportunities to capitalize on the genetic improvement they have made in their herd when they market their cattle.
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