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Influence of protein supplementation frequency on cows consuming low-quality forage : performance, grazing behavior, and variation in supplement intake

Creator:

Schauer, Christopher Scott

Abstract:

Our objective was to determine the influence of CP supplementation frequency (SF) on cow performance, grazing time, distance traveled, maximum distance from water, cow distribution, DMI, DM digestibility, harvest efficiency (HE), percentage of supplementation events frequented, and CV for supplement intake for cows grazing low-quality forage. One hundred-twenty pregnant (approx....

Resource Type:

Dissertation

Full Text:

-feed and supplementation costs in the intermountain west often total $100 to 200 per cow, including