Feedlot health: receiving, respiratory disease and bloat
Cattle handling in feedlots
How To Get New Feedlot Calves Settled And Gaining Quickly; Advice From Producers, Veterinarians...
Feeding high-grain rations to feedlot cattle
Water
Feed Options for Holding Feedlot Cattle Gain
Valuing energy and protein in your livestock feeds
Reducing feed cost of gain in the feedlot
Alternative feeds for beef cattle
Managing pregnant heifers in the feedlot
Home Feedlot
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Source: University of Minnesota
Quick facts
Ideally, all calves entering a feedlot should be low risk and preconditioned.
Getting newly arrived animals to eat and...
Source: Canadian Cattlemen's Association
The goal of people handling cattle (handlers) is to minimize the stress on their herds. Prolonged stress can make an animal...
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council, www.BeefResearch.ca
Getting calves settled, keeping them healthy and getting them gaining involves serious management that considers many variables. A successful program...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Least cost-formulation of rations is dependent on commodity pricing and availability, which means that ingredients will...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council, Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle Section 2.2
Cattle need access to water of adequate...
Source: Government of Saskatchewan, Murray Feist, M.Sc., P.Ag., Provincial Livestock Specialist, Livestock Branch
Placement of finished feedlot cattle to the packing industry has been significantly reduced...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestr
Should I purchase feed for my livestock based on protein content or energy content?
Depending on the type of animal you...
Source: University of Minnesota Extension
Alfredo DiCostanzo, Extension animal scientist and Hugh Chester-Jones, professor, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resource Sciences
Quick facts
You can...
Source: Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives
Straw
Straw is a good alternative feed for beef cows when it is properly supplemented. See the beef section...
Source: National Farm Animal Care Council, Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Beef Cattle Section 3.3.5
On occasion, pregnant heifers may end up...