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W e d n esd ay , F e b 1 :
9 : 0 0 J e ffe rs o n C o u n ty S o il an d
¡W ater D is tr ic t A n n u a l M e e tin g
P r e s e n t a t i o n , S e a n V ib b e r t ,
B e e f I n d u s tr y T o u r I n fo r m a tio n P a r t 2
The following article continues
w ith inform ation th a t w as gathered
fro m th e B e e f In d u stry T o u r p re
sen te d in D ecem b er. It w a s title d
N e w C o n c e p ts a n d .S u s ta in a b le
A pproaches on R eproductive M an
agem ent and G enetics o fB e e f Cattle
. L ik e it o r n o t, th e b e e f industry is.
changing rapidly and m any produc
ers a re n o w a w a re o f e n h a n c e d
techniques to im prove, th e ir bo tto m
line o f production. In this issue, w e
* Avill discuss “Nutritional Strategies to
E nhance R eproduction in B e e f F e
m ales” w h ich w as presented b y Dr.
D av id B o h n ert o fth e O S U E astern
O regon A g riculturalR esearchC eh1
ter in B um s, O regon !
, D r, B o h n e r t’s ta rte d o f f b y
sta tin g th a t “N u tritio n is th e fac
R iv a l as. N e w G ra s sy W e ed In
v ad e r, P a ra B ra m m e r, O S U E x
to r th a t m o st in flu en ces re p ro d u c
tiv e effic ie n c y ” . T h is fa c t is w e ll
d o cu m en ted .
O u r range, g ra s s e s h e re i n th e
N o rth w e s t a re c ó o l se a s o n
g rasses. T liis m e a n s th a t th e m a
tension,, W a rm S p rin g s
1 0 : 0 0 * H e r b ic i d e R e s is ta n t
W eed s: P la n t C h a ra c te ristic s th a t
jo r ity o f th e ir g ro w th is in th e co o l
p a rts o f th e year. C ru d e p ro te in ,
w h ic h is a p a r t o f p la n t n u trí tioA
Je ffe rso n C o u n ty SW CD ,
9 : 3 0 * V e n te n a ta - M e d u s a h e a d ’s
S p e e d t h e P r o c e s s , G u s ta v o . is h ig h e s t in th e sp rin g a n d fall ( i f
S b ate lla , C O A R C W eed S cie n tist th e re is g re e n u p ), a n d lo w e s t in
1 0 : 3 0 * P o w d e ry M ild e w in C a r
r o t S e e d : S h o u ld I W o r r y ?
L in d se y D uToit,- W S U P la n t P a - .
th e w a rm e r m o n th s (th e summer).*. ca n b e v ery efficient, care h as to b e
In th e w in ter, o u r ra n g e g rasses g o ta k e n w h en feed in g it to an im als.
d o rm a n t d u e to th e fre e z in g te m R o u g h ag e h a s to also b e p resen t in
peratures. W h a t does this m e an fo r th e d ie t in th e fo rm o f h a y o r g o o d
ca ttle p ro d u c tio n ? A s n u tritio n iff w in te r p astu re. I f to o m u c h u re a is
consistently, b est in th e spring, grass co n su m ed , an d n o t en o u g h ro u g h -
n u tritio n fro m Ju ly o n through, th e ag e is p re s e n t, th e a n im a l c a n d ie
y e a r i s n o t s u ffic ie n t fo r a m a tu re from am m oniapoisoning.
E n erg y S u p p lem en tatio n A c
c o w th a t is p ro d u c in g m ilk fo r h e r
c o r d i n g to D r.
c a l f S u p p lem en
B o h n ert, “ E n erg y -
tatio n m a y b e n ec
essary i f y o u r cow s
b ased supplem ents
can im prove perfor
a r e s till n u r s in g
m a n c e a n d re p ro
ca lv es a t th is tim e
te r ch a n ce o f co n c eiv in g , ca rry in g
calv es to term , a n d b reed in g back.
D r. B o h n e rt a lso su g g e ste d
g ro u p in g co w s a t fee d in g cow s.
Separate y o u r thinner anim als into a
ductive efficiency o f
co w s a n d d e v e lo p
overall nutrition.
- T his inform ation is also o n line
a t th e O S U B e e f C a ttle L ib rary .
T h e w e b a d d r e s s 'i s : h tt p :M
o fy ear,
P ro te in
S u p p le m e n ta tio n
R e se a rc h
n tis
show n that protein supplem entation
in c reases in tak e, b u t th is h a s b ee n
w ith w arm seaso n g rasses. H ere in
th e N o rth w est w ith o u r co o l season
•grasses, su p p le m e n ta tio n h a s n o t
been sh o w n to increase intake o fth e
fqrage. H ow ever, supplem entation
can provide th e necessary protein for
the cow. Supplem ents com e in m an y
forms., b u t ,basically are either n a tu
r a lly d e r iv e d p r o te in o r n o n - p r o
te in n itr o g e n c o m p o u n d s (w h ich
is u re a ) . W h ile u re a is cheap er and
ing heifers” . Energy
s u p p le m e n ta tio n
can also b o o st average d aily g ain or
th e o verall w eig h t o f y o u r an im al i f
y o u are feed in g it daily. E xam ple?,
o f en e rg y su p p lem en ts are g rain o r
grain h ay (w ith th e intact seedhead).
M ineral Supplem ent A m ineral
supplem ent is also very im portant ac
co rd in g to D r. B o h n ert, b a c k e d b y
m a n y studies th a t sh o w o u r a re a fin
central O regon) is deficient is som e
m inerals such as selenium an d cop
per. A g o o d lo o se salt m in eral ca n
aid in b etter resp o n se to diet, a b et-
group aw ay from y our fatter animals.
S o m e anim als, especially o ld e r fe
m a le s , c a n b e d o m in a n t o v e r feed
an d edge o u t lighter,younger, o rless
ag g ressiv e fem ales; B y sep aratin g
th e m , y o u c a n im p ro v e y o u r fe e d
costs, anim al perform ance, an d p o
te n tia lly also th e p reg n an cy rates in
all o f y o u r ca ttle b e c a u se o f b etter
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Morning Rae Ferris
8th Annual Cattlem an’s Workshop
Opportunities fo r the Northwest Cow/Calf Producer
in a Changing World
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
Blue Mountain Conference Center
404 12th Street, La Grande, OR
FREE! No Pre-Registration
Required. Lunch Included.
or more information contact OSU Extension, Warm Springs