Exposing Animals to Grain with Mom Improves Intake of Grain at Weaning and Feedlot Performance
Publisher
Utah State University Extension
Publication Year
2012
Body
Livestock performance in feedlots is often poor during the first few weeks after animals enter the feedlot. Sudden changes in diet and poor intake of new foods likely contribute to poor performance. Exposing young animals with their mothers to feeds they will likely encounter in the feedlot: 1) encourages intake of high grain rations, 2) enables animals to finish more quickly, 3) may cause changes in animals’ bodies to use grains more efficiently, and 4) likely reduces stress and illness.
Language
English
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Website
Collection
Rangelands West
Keywords
diet
weaning
feedlots
Weaning foods
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