Supplemental Protein Levels for Calves and Yearlings Grazing on Winter Bluestem Pasture
Issue Date
1967-03-01Keywords
Supplemental ProteinWinter Bluestem
Soybean Oil
Meal Pellets
Winter Gains
supplemental feed
Sorghum Grain
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Energy
calvesGainAndropogon gerardiiproteinKansasManhattanyearlingsgrazing
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Smith, E. F., Gnadt, K. L., DeGeer, C. V., Richardson, D., Borden, F. W., & Krause, G. F. (1967). Supplemental protein levels for calves and yearlings grazing on winter bluestem pasture. Journal of Range Management, 20(2), 64-66.Publisher
Society for Range ManagementJournal
Journal of Range ManagementDOI
10.2307/3895945Additional Links
https://rangelands.org/Abstract
One lb/head daily of soybean oil meal pellets was adequate supplemental protein for yearling steers grazing winter bluestem pasture when followed by summer grazing that permitted the steers to compensate for low winter gains. Calves responded to additional supplemental feed, energy or protein with efficient gains.Type
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