cattle eating from a trough in a feedlot

Reducing ration sorting by feedlot cattle

Cattle sort their feed based on a variety of factors

Diets fed to finishing cattle in Western Canada typically consist of more than 80 per cent barley grain and less than 15 per cent forage on a dry matter (DM) basis, along with minerals, vitamins and byproducts. These diets are inherently dry, enabling separation of individual ingredients at the time of delivery and as cattle […] Read more