Among cattle fed cottonseed cake daily in winter, salt and bonemeal consumption was greater on moderately grazed range (48% utilization) than on ranges grazed either lightly (32%) or heavily (57%). Cattle on heavily grazed range ate much less bonemeal than others. On ranges grazed moderately, cattle fed cake on alternate days in winter consumed the most salt from ad libitum supply and also ate the most bonemeal. Cattle self-fed a cottonseed meal-salt mixture ranked second in bonemeal consumption and lowest in voluntary intake of salt. Total salt eaten annually by these animals was much greater than for those fed protein supplement by other methods, however, and voluntary intake continued yearlong, even though the ration furnished far more salt than needed in winter./El estudio se llevó a cabo en el estado de Louisiana en un pastizal de Andropogon tener y Andropogon divergens, comprendiendo como potreros pastoreados con vacas todo el año, con tres cargas de pastoreo, pesada, moderada y ligera. Los animales que disponian de harinolina diariamente durante el invierno, consumieron más sal y harina de hueso en la carga moderada (40% de uso de forraje producido) en relación a las otras dos. En la carga pesada consumieron menos harina de hueso. También las que consumieron harinolina en forma terciada (un día si y otro día no) pero en la carga moderada, consumieron más sal y harina de hueso que las otras dos cargas. Las vacas suplementadas con una mezcla de harinolina y sal ad libitum, ocuparon el segundo lugar en el consumo de harina de hueso y el último en el de sal, sin embargo, la cantidad total de sal consumida por dichos animales, fue el más alto. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020
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