Heifers and their Nutritional Needs
Posted By Jeanine Lowry on May 11, 2010
Using SweetPro with efforts to tighten-up calving season and extend the time calves are nursing: SweetPro’s performance in these very areas are strong points for the product line. Informally we refer to the SweetPro 16 block as the “Heifer Block” because of its effectiveness helping the heifer continue her own growth and maturity while nursing a calf and getting pregnant with a second calf.
This is the toughest nutritional scenario for a beef herd. A key tool is a program that allows the heifer to get maximum energy value from non-starch substrates. When you maximize the value of forage, you minimize the need for extra grain (starch) as an energy supplement. Grain is great for putting finish on cattle but not frame. And the heifer is still growing her own frame at this time. Click Here to Read more
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