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History: Salt: The livestock producer’s most essential mineral

Reprinted from the November 1949 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff November 12, 2015

Salt: The livestock producer’s most essential mineral By Edward H. Burles, Canadian Cattlemen Staff ‘When livestock are short of feed or water, bawling tells us their need. Salt hunger, however, is not so readily indicated nor so easily noticed as the need for water or feed. The need for salt nevertheless is just as real […] Read more

Hay, Livestock

Do you have enough cattle feed this winter?

You may have more than you think

By Duane McCartney November 10, 2015

We will always have to face drought. It’s inevitable. This past year is no exception. The biggest question you need to ask yourself as a cow-calf operator is, “DO I HAVE ENOUGH FEED TO GET THROUGH THE WINTER?” You need to take an inventory of your stored feed and then calculate backwards to see how […] Read more

Livestock, Nutrition

The challenge of starting newly weaned calves on feed

By John McKinnon November 9, 2015

As this issue comes to press, the yearling run is coming to a close and we are in the middle of the fall calf run. Feedlots across the country are filling and are faced with the dual challenge of keeping cattle, particularly newly weaned calves healthy and on feed. Most managers recognize the value of […] Read more

“We’ve looked at some alternatives here and found we could feed the grasser cattle protein supplement on alternate days and we didn’t have to take it to them every day. We were able to reduce labour costs by 20 per cent.” Bart Lardner, WBDC

Cow-Calf, Features, Livestock

Satisfy the protein needs of pregnant cows

By Heather Smith Thomas November 5, 2015

Cows require different nutritional levels at different stages of gestation. Nutrient requirements in early gestation are not much different from maintenance requirements, but as the fetus grows larger the cow’s nutrient needs increase. And if a cow is lactating, she needs a much higher level of protein and energy than when she is pregnant. Protein […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Nutrition

Avoiding the pitfalls of non-conventional cattle feeding programs

Nutrition with John McKinnon, beef cattle nutritionist

By John McKinnon October 29, 2015

Following up on last month’s column on the challenge of solving a feed shortage with non-conventional feeds, I would like to focus this column on identifying the issues you can face when some of the more common alternative feeds are substituted into the ration. Many of these issues are related to atypical nutrient content and […] Read more

Livestock, Nutrition

Feeding non-conventional feeds to cattle

By John McKinnon October 14, 2015

This is a time of year when many of you turn your thoughts to winter feeding programs. In normal years, you typically have a good handle on the quantity and quality of your forage supply and the challenge is to balance the ration with appropriate energy, protein and mineral supplements for the class of cattle […] Read more

Livestock, Nutrition

Is creep feeding an answer to your pasture woes?

By John McKinnon September 1, 2015

As this summer unfolds, drought has reared its head across much of western Saskatchewan and Alberta. As a result many producers are scrambling to find alternative pasture and hay supplies and soon will be looking for alternatives to traditional winter feeding programs. When the quantity and quality of pasture starts to decline due to drought […] Read more

Livestock, Research

Stretch winter feed supplies with care

By Reynold Bergen August 29, 2015

Winter feed will be a scarce and costly resource in much of Western Canada this year. Use it carefully, because the management decisions you make now will impact reproductive and economic performance for at least two years. Research conducted 25 years ago by P.L. Houghton and co-workers at Perdue University (J. An. Sci. 68:1438) demonstrated […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Livestock

The potential of probiotics to promote greater livestock health

Unlike antibiotics – which kill bacteria – probiotics are live cultures of beneficial bacteria

By Michael Flood July 22, 2015

Last year Health Canada changed its regulations on antibiotics to prevent them being used as growth promoters in livestock. Drug makers like Bayer, Merck, and Novartis had already begun the change, removing labels on their products that advertised them as suitable for non-medicinal purposes. Antibiotics are still available to Canadian ranchers and feedlot operators but […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Nutrition

A Colorado low you say – only in Manitoba

Understanding heat stress in beef cattle and the 'thermal neutral zone'

By John McKinnon July 8, 2015

There is a great deal of newsprint these days about the relative merits of a “Colorado High,” a subject I will leave readers to explore on their own. In May, however, Manitoba residents were introduced to a “Colorado Low,” an intense weather system that moved up from North Dakota and Montana over the Victoria Day long […] Read more

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History: Salt: The livestock producer’s most essential mineral

Do you have enough cattle feed this winter?

The challenge of starting newly weaned calves on feed

Satisfy the protein needs of pregnant cows

Avoiding the pitfalls of non-conventional cattle feeding programs

Feeding non-conventional feeds to cattle

Is creep feeding an answer to your pasture woes?

Stretch winter feed supplies with care

The potential of probiotics to promote greater livestock health

A Colorado low you say – only in Manitoba

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