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Matching forage systems with livestock nutrient needs shouldn't be a difficult or impossible task. What is required is basic knowledge of when adapted forages grow, when those forages can be managed to provide grazing, and the nutrient needs of the classes of cattle being grazed. These parameters are somewhat fixed, at least within certain ranges, and can be factored into decisions on seasonal forage management. An important aspect is that once these parameters are known for a given system, management decisions should always be made at least one season ahead of the intended grazing period to assure forage availability. For stocker calves, the recommended forage allowance of winter annual grasses is 2-3 kg per kg of animal bodyweight with 1320 kg available forage DM per hectare. That requires August/September planting to provide fall grazing and October/November planting to provide late winter grazing in the Southeast. Cow nutrient needs are at the lowest point in mid to late gestation and increase sharply at calving and remain high through normal rebreeding. Warmseason and cool-season perennial grasses can be stockpiled beginning in August or September, respectively, to provide gra

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Author

J. Jennings; P. A. Beck; S. Gadberry

Publisher

American Society of Animal Science; Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press (OUP) (ISSN 0021-8812)

Published

2016

Language

EN

Field

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)