Most of the nutritionally related difficulties of winter feeding
deer apparently result from either poor acceptability of artificial
rations or digestive disturbances that result from feeding starved
animals feeds to which they are not accustomed. Reported in this
thesis are studies conducted with both captive and wild deer concerning
acceptability...
Ninety-six mature pregnant Hereford cows were allotted to three
replications with four treatments. Pregnancy was determined by rectal
palpation prior to the initiation of the study. The cows were
artificially inseminated the previous spring, beginning the end of
May, over a period of 42 days to a single Angus sire....
Studies were conducted over a two year period to evaluate alternative
finishing methods for spring and fall-born beef cattle. Management
alternatives from birth to slaughter included season of calving, lactating
cow nutrition, preweaning calf nutrition, weaning age, calf and
yearling winter nutrition, range and irrigated pasture supplementation,
grazing practice, range...