Reducing Winter Feeding Costs
- Topics:
- Food and Beverage
- Tags:
- Animal,
- Livestock,
- Management Practice
- Source:
- Oklahoma State University
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Overview: The use of supplemental feed (hay or concentrate) may be beneficial to livestock, especially for growing animals, animals in the latter stages of gestation, lactating animals, or during periods of reduced forage growth (i.e., drought, winter). Most producers could substantially reduce their winter feed costs by carefully considering their forage production management practices. Reducing input costs associated with hay production systems. This publication discusses management practices that can reduce the costs associated with livestock winter-feeding programs.
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Format: PDF | Size: 796KB | Date: Jul 2003 | Pages: 6
