Bovine Nutrition and Feeding Rules of Thumb

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Bovine Nutrition and Feeding Rules of Thumb - Nutrition and feeding rules of thumb

Here's some basic rules of thumb to remember for general feeding and watering concerns (not in order):

• Average rate of intake for maintenance is around 2 to 2.5% of a bovine's body weight per day on a dry-matter basis.
• To estimate as-fed rate of intake, factor in moisture of the feed into how much feed a cow will eat per day or as a percentage of her body weight. (e.g., A cow will consume 10% of her body weight in grass if it is around 80% moisture)
• Lactating cows require 50%...

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[peterpuck]

Very interesting stuff. Some of it, I didn't know. I learned something today that I didn't know yesterday. That makes it a successful day. Thank you.

 

[WildRoseBeef]

Thanks Peter. The resource I'm working on are by no means complete, as I will most likely be updating or adding information as regularly as I can.