Publication Date
1985
Location
Kyoto Japan
Description
Average daily gains and nutrient deficiencies of cattle grazing three grassland zones in British Columbia are shown. Cattle production was greatest on the rough fescue (Festuca scabrella) -bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum) association and least on the big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) -bluebunch wheatgrass association. Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and magnesium (Mg) concentrations in cattle diets generally paralleled cattle gains. Increases in these nutrients in forages correlate to increased cattle gains. Depressed weight gains, poor growth of calves, late estrous cycling of cows, and white muscle disease of calves are all livestock symptoms associated with nutrient deficiencies of cattle diets on these rangelands. There is a need for intense nutrition studies for better management of livestock on these grasslands.
Citation
Quinton, D A.; Stroesser, L; and Douwes, H, "Weight Gains and Nutrition of Cattle Grazing on Grasslands of Central Interior British Columbia, Canada" (1985). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 45.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1985/ses11/45)
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Weight Gains and Nutrition of Cattle Grazing on Grasslands of Central Interior British Columbia, Canada
Kyoto Japan
Average daily gains and nutrient deficiencies of cattle grazing three grassland zones in British Columbia are shown. Cattle production was greatest on the rough fescue (Festuca scabrella) -bluebunch wheatgrass (Agropyron spicatum) association and least on the big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) -bluebunch wheatgrass association. Nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and magnesium (Mg) concentrations in cattle diets generally paralleled cattle gains. Increases in these nutrients in forages correlate to increased cattle gains. Depressed weight gains, poor growth of calves, late estrous cycling of cows, and white muscle disease of calves are all livestock symptoms associated with nutrient deficiencies of cattle diets on these rangelands. There is a need for intense nutrition studies for better management of livestock on these grasslands.
