Nutrition & Feeding

Beware of Nitrate Poisoning in Livestock

Non-harvested crops under consideration for forage should be analyzed for nitrates to prevent livestock losses.

A Cow-calf Producer’s Guide to Custom Feeding

This publication focuses on items a cow-calf operator should consider before choosing a feedlot to custom feed cattle. Custom feeding refers to the practice of sending calves, stockers or yearlings to a commercial feed yard for feeding to…

Alternative Feeds for Ruminants

Describes specifics about a wide array of feeds available to ND beef cattle producers. There is a table including nutrient values of the feeds discussed.

Alternative Winter Feeding Strategies for Beef Cattle Management

The focus of this publication is to highlight alternative practices for consideration as an alternative to winter animal confinement in a feedlot. Advantages and disadvantages are highlighted based on available research.

Carrington Research Extension Center 2023 Annual Report

CONTENTSProgress Update on the Development of Sweet White Lupin as a New Crop for North Dakota Producers ............. 5Corn Grain Yield Response to Phosphorus and Zinc: Fertilizer Research Summary ............................... 7Soybean…

Cattle Producer’s Guide to Feedlot Terminology

This publication is intended to familiarize cow-calf producers with the terminology that feedlot managers may use when discussing custom feeding and feedlots.

Concrete vs. Dirt Feedlot Pens: The Effects in Temperature and Evening Animal Behavior on Finishing Yearlings

The objective of this study was to determine if temperature differences in pen types (concrete vs. dirt) influenced cattle behavior, growth performance, and carcass characteristics. Data was collected using temperature loggers placed in…

Containment Pond Management

While containment pond effluent levels are designed to be reduced through evaporation, during wet years, precipitation can be greater than evaporation. This leads to a situation in which pond drawdown is required before it overflows.

Discovering value in North Dakota calves: Dakota Feeder Calf Show feedout project XIX, 2020-2021

North Dakota cattle producers are identifying cattle with superior growth and carcass characteristics by participating in the Dakota Feeder Calf Show. Average profitability between consignments from the top five herds and the bottom five…

Drylot Beef Cow-Calf Production

The drylot beef cow-calf enterprise is an alternative management system to traditional pasture or range beef production. Strictly defined, it is feeding confined cow-calf pairs in a feedlot environment during part or all of the traditional…

Effect of rate of gain during early gestation on colostrum and milk composition in beef heifers

The objectives of this study were to evaluate the impact of feeding an energy/protein supplement to replacement heifers to achieve a moderate rate of gain during the first trimester of gestation (84 days) on composition of colostrum and…

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