Exam 4 Advanced Beef Production Part 1 Chapter 37, 41, 42, 43
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_________ creep feeding programs provide unlimited access to feed that does not contain a limiting agent.
Free-choice
T/F: Free-choice creep-fed calves often are too fleshy, resulting in a reduction in sales price.
True
When would free-choice creep feeding calves be warranted?
when basal forage is low or the quantity is inadequate.
what is the minimum CP for calves?
16%
What supplemental vitamin would be beneficial during weaning to help with stress?
Vitamin E
when can you add a limiter to calves creep feed?
After they are consuming 1 lb of creep feed daily.
why should you not add a limiter to calves just beginning on creep feed?
because it deters them from it.
how much salt should be added as a limiter?
5-10%
What additives increase response to creep-feed?
Aureomycin
Rumensin
Bovatec
_____ provides access to high-quality forage through a creep fence.
Pasture creep
T/F: Feeding fat can improve reproductive performance
True
T/F: high fat levels improve reproductive performance by reducing early embryonic loss
true
A bull only settles ____ to _____ % of females he breeds
60-65%
T/F: The most common effect of feeding high-fat diets has been to increase the percentage of females conceiving early in the breeding season.
true
research indicates that fat has the greatest potential to improve reproductive performance in _______ ________
first-calf heifers
When should you begin feeding fat to cows/heifers?
60 days before calving
a good rule of thumb is that a minimum of ____ lbs of added fat should be fed daily.
0.4 - 0.6 pounds
T/F: fat can have a harmful effect on fiber digestion
true
what is the formula to find fat intake if the tub says 4 % fat and your expected intake is 2 lbs?
4% X 2 = 0.08 lbs fat intake
what are three drought management strategies?
early wean calves
cull cows early
supplement the cows on pasture
when can calves be weaned if adequate nutrition is provided?
90-120 days of age (3-4 months of age)
several nutritionists have suggested a minimum roughage level of _____ percent of body weight
0.5%
in hay, losses during storage and feeding can result in the loss of more than ___ % of the dry matter harvested
30%