Evaluation of Distillers’ Grains from Ethanol Plants for Feedlot Cattle
Facilities and Environment: Feedlot Water Supply
Using Distillers’ Grains in Feedlot Diets
Bale Grazing Beef Cows
Canada’s feedlot sector in the West is growing
Cattle Handling in Feedlots
Source: Beef Cattle Research Council
Researchers: Wenzhu Yang, Tim McAllister, Karen Beauchemin, M.L. He (AAFC Lethbridge) and John McKinnon (University of Saskatchewan)
Background
Rumen microbes convert dietary...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Take Home Message
An ample supply of good quality water is essential to any livestock operation.
Water quantity is usually...
Project No.: 0007-105
Research Institutions: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, University of Saskatchewan
Lead Researchers: Dr. John McKinnon (U of S), Dr. Wenzhu Yang (AAFC Lethbridge), Dr....
Feeding cows is expensive, time consuming, and challenging in poor weather. Keeping cows grazing longer in the fall reduces the amount of stored feed...
The feedlot sector in the West is growing again, according to the Canfax annual demographic survey of finishing feedlots in Alberta and Saskatchewan with...
The goal of people handling cattle (handlers) is to minimize the stress on their herds. Prolonged stress can make an animal prone to illness....