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1977
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Nine forage-cow-calf systems with constant ,stocking but variable grazing pressures to provide for changing nutritional needs of beef cows, and continuous high calf nutrition with creep grazing gave similar high weaning weights of autumn and winter calves for all-year grazing vs. hay feeding and for 2 stocking rates. The all-fescue systems lowered calf weights. Nine forage-cow-calf systems with constant ,stocking but variable grazing pressures to provide for changing nutritional needs of beef cows, and continuous high calf nutrition with creep grazing gave similar high weaning weights of autumn and winter calves for all-year grazing vs. hay feeding and for 2 stocking rates. The all-fescue systems lowered calf weights. variable stocking (71, constant stocking rates were used for systems, but grazing pressures were varied within systems to control nutrition: high and low grazing pressures giving low and high nutrition respectively [2, 5]. Variable nutrition for cows (good before calving, during breeding, and until calves were 4 months old; and then low nutrition) resulted in efficient use of forage and did not depress growth of calves having access to high-quality forage [I, 2).
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Blaser, R E.; Hammes, R C. Jr; Fontenot, J P.; and Bryant, H T., "Forage-animal systems for economic calf production" (1977). IGC Proceedings (1977-2023). 21.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1977/sess10/21)
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Forage-animal systems for economic calf production
Nine forage-cow-calf systems with constant ,stocking but variable grazing pressures to provide for changing nutritional needs of beef cows, and continuous high calf nutrition with creep grazing gave similar high weaning weights of autumn and winter calves for all-year grazing vs. hay feeding and for 2 stocking rates. The all-fescue systems lowered calf weights. Nine forage-cow-calf systems with constant ,stocking but variable grazing pressures to provide for changing nutritional needs of beef cows, and continuous high calf nutrition with creep grazing gave similar high weaning weights of autumn and winter calves for all-year grazing vs. hay feeding and for 2 stocking rates. The all-fescue systems lowered calf weights. variable stocking (71, constant stocking rates were used for systems, but grazing pressures were varied within systems to control nutrition: high and low grazing pressures giving low and high nutrition respectively [2, 5]. Variable nutrition for cows (good before calving, during breeding, and until calves were 4 months old; and then low nutrition) resulted in efficient use of forage and did not depress growth of calves having access to high-quality forage [I, 2).
