345 A comparison of bale feeder types on forage waste by beef cows

2016 ◽  
Vol 94 (suppl_2) ◽  
pp. 162-162
Author(s):  
K. Nenn ◽  
N. Kenney-Rambo ◽  
A. DiCostanzo
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cows ◽  
Bale Feeder

scholarly journals Effects of bale feeder design on hay waste, intake, and apparent diet digestibility in gestating beef cows

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A J Sexten ◽  
M F Moore ◽  
C P McMurphy ◽  
G L Mourer ◽  
S K Linneen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tallgrass Prairie ◽  
Latin Square ◽  
Beef Cows ◽  
Protein Supplement ◽  
Apparent Digestibility ◽  
Crossbred Cows ◽  
Feeder Design ◽  
Forage Intake ◽  
Hay Waste ◽  
Bale Feeder

Abstract Two experiments were conducted to determine the effects of feeder design on hay intake, apparent diet digestibility, and hay waste in gestating beef cows. Native tallgrass prairie hay and a protein supplement was fed throughout both experiments. In Exp. 1, 56 crossbred cows were used in a Latin square arrangement. Feeder design treatments included a conventional open bottom steel ring (OBSR), an open bottom polyethylene pipe ring (POLY); a sheeted bottom steel ring (RING), and a sheeted bottom steel ring with a basket (BASK). Cows were weighed and allotted based on BW to one of four previously grazed 2.0 ha paddocks equipped with a concrete feeding pad. Fourteen cows were assigned to each paddock and three round bales were fed consecutively within each treatment period. The cows acclimated to the feeders while the first bale was being consumed. Subsequently, hay waste data was collected while the 2 nd and 3 rd bale within each period were being consumed. Waste was measured for each bale at 24, 48, 72, and 96 h after each bale was introduced into the pen. Hay waste was significantly affected by hay feeder design with 19.7, 21.1, 12.4, and 5.5% of original bale weight wasted for OBSR, POLY, RING and BASK, respectively (P < 0.01). There was a feeder design x day interaction (P < 0.01) with greater waste when the bale was first introduced into the pen in OBSR, POLY, and RING feeders and gradually declining thereafter, while waste from the BASK feeder was consistently low. There was a tendency (P = 0.06) for cows eating from OBSR feeders to consume less hay than cows eating from RING feeders. Feeder design did not influence apparent diet digestibility (P = 0.46). In Exp. 2, sixty-four crossbred cows (BW = 590 ± 59 kg) were used to determine waste, forage intake and apparent diet digestibility when hay was fed from a sheeted bottom steel ring (RING) or a RING feeder with a cone insert (CONE). More hay was wasted when cows were fed from RING feeders compared to CONE feeders (11.9% vs. 4.8%, P < 0.01). Feeder design had no effect on DMI or apparent digestibility (P > 0.45). Hay savings from adopting a more conservative feeder design can have a dramatic influence on hay utilization by beef cows and thus on cost of production.

Forage-Based Heifer Development Program for North Florida

EDIS ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose C.B. Dubeux ◽  
Nicolas DiLorenzo ◽  
Kalyn Waters ◽  
Jane C. Griffin
Keyword(s):  
Development Program ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Beef Cows ◽  
Good News ◽  
Cool Season ◽  
Beef Industry ◽  
Performance Targets ◽  
Grazing Systems ◽  
Heifer Development ◽  
Reducing Costs

Florida has 915,000 beef cows and 125,000 replacement heifers (USDA, 2016). Developing these heifers so that they can become productive females in the cow herd is a tremendous investment in a cow/calf operation, an investment that takes several years to make a return. The good news is that there are options to develop heifers on forage-based programs with the possibility of reducing costs while simultaneously meeting performance targets required by the beef industry. Mild winters in Florida allows utilization of cool-season forages that can significantly enhance the performance of grazing heifers. During the warm-season, integration of forage legumes into grazing systems will provide additional nutrients to meet the performance required to develop a replacement heifer to become pregnant and enter the mature cow herd. In this document, we will propose a model for replacement heifer development, based on forage research performed in trials at the NFREC Marianna.   

Ammoniation of Warm-Season Grass Hay for Gestating Beef Cows

1987 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 359-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. G. Ward ◽  
J. K. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Warm Season ◽  
Beef Cows ◽  
Warm Season Grass ◽  
Grass Hay

Rotational Grazing Demonstrations with Beef Cows on CRP Land in Adams County, 2001

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Nelson ◽  
Rick Sprague ◽  
Russell Bredahl ◽  
Brian Peterson ◽  
William Bartenhagen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cows ◽  
Rotational Grazing

Rotational Grazing Demonstrations with Beef Cows on CRP Land in Adams County

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris O. Nelson ◽  
Rick Sprague ◽  
Russell Bredahl ◽  
Brian Peterson ◽  
William Bartenhagen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cows ◽  
Rotational Grazing

Mineral Status of Beef Cows and Sheep on Spring Pasture Fertilized with Kieserite2

1981 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 969-976 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Thompson ◽  
R. L. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Beef Cows ◽  
Mineral Status
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