Alfalfa is an excellent choice to feed as a supplement to beef cows that are later in their pregnancy. Seldom do we think of hay as being a supplement, but the right high-quality forage, such as ...

These four measurements can help you determine what your herd needs are for additional nutrition. Harvested forages, like hay, are a significant investment for cattle nutrition programs. The U.S.

Grazed forage might not be adequate to meet beef cattle's nutritional needs this time of year, North Dakota State University Extension Service livestock experts warn. "The nutritional quality of ...

Feeding cattle is usually a simple affair in which producers feed a grassy mixture of hay and supplement with a 20% range cube. The pelleted feed increases the protein of the ration to meet the cow’s ...

Research-backed strategies show how limit-feeding rations, timed hay access and efficient bunk management can maintain cow ...

When dairy cows are fed diets with reduced protein concentrations -- aimed at decreased environmental nitrogen pollution from their manure such as nitrate leaching, nutrient-laden run-off and ammonia ...

Cattle graze on grass at the Tuckahoe Plantation, in the Goochland County, Virginia, area. (USDA photo) Researchers are taking a closer look at whether a seaweed feed additive known for sharply ...

Feeding dairy cows a diet to cut nitrogen emissions from manure can result in production losses and may require intervention, researchers find UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — When dairy cows are fed diets with ...