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Beef/Cattle Extension Program

Cattle Nutrition

Information about cattle nutrition.

Early Weining: An Alternative Management Strategy
How Does Nutrition Influence Reproduction of the Range Cow?

Alternative winter nutritional management strategies - Part 1

What are the effects of calf health on feedlot profitability?  

Management of the Cow Herd: Survey Responses of the Montana and U.S. Rancher

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Supplementation    

Supplementing cattle on dormant pastures during the fall and winter

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Producers Should Monitor Cattle Supplement Intake

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Supplementing Winter Rations with Grain: good or bad nutrition strategy?

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Supplement Timing May Let Cattle Producers Get More for Less

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Some Cattle Feed Supplements Reduce Forage Intake and Digestibility

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Effects of high starch vs. high fiber supplements on carcass characteristics of early-weaned calves
Nutrient Specifications for the MSU Weaning Supplement
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Nutrition Sources    

The Effect of Degradable and Metabolized Protein Supply on Performance of First Calf Heifers

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Can Corn Replace Hay for Wintering Cows?

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How Can I Use Barley in Diets for Beef Cows?

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Feeding Winter Wheat to Cows and Calves
Forage    

Interpreting a forage analysis summary

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Forage Quality Influences Beef Cow Performance and Reproduction  

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Nitrate Poisoning of Livestock

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Minerals and Vitamins    

Don't let mineral/vitamin deficiencies silently steal your profits

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Trace minerals part 1: The need for copper and zinc supplementation in Montana.

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Trace minerals part 2: The need for trace minerals.

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Trace minerals part 3: The impact of trace minerals on utilization and reproduction.

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Trace minerals part 5: How did we discover that trace minerals were necessary for livestock?

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The Absorption of Copper and Zinc by Cattle Consuming Diets Containing the Antagonists Molybdenum, Sulfur, and Iron

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Life Cycle Trace Mineral Needs for Reducing Stress in Beef Production

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Nutrition Conferences    

2002 Nutrition Conference - Research Results

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2002 Nutrition Conference - Proceedings

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2005 Nutrition Conference - Proceedings and Slide Presentations
2006 Nutrition Conference Video of Presentations

View Text-only Version Text-only Updated: 09/20/2007
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Beef/Cattle Topics

Animal Health
Beef Market
Beef Q&A Newsletter
Beef Quality Assurance
Cattle Nutrition
Cattle Reproduction
Drought and Water
Food Safety
General Beef Articles
Prime Cuts Newsletter
Livestock Identification
Montana Beef Network
Rancher Profiles

Dr. John Paterson, Extension Beef/Cattle Specialist
Tel: 406-994-5562
johnp@montana.edu

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Dr. Rachel Endecott, Extension Beef/Cattle Specialist
Tel: 406-874-8286
rachel.endecott@montana.edu

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