|  | Annual crops can provide emergency or supplementary forage in all areas of the province. |
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| | The primary objective of backgrounding is to provide optimal growth and development of the muscle and frame of the calf, while avoiding excess fat deposition. |
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| | Bale grazing on fields is a method of providing feed to beef cattle during the winter months. |
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| | The Bale Grazing Calculator© is a tool to help producers estimate the cost of feeding livestock with bale grazing. |
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| | Most of the information available on bison nutrition has been extrapolated from beef cattle requirements, bison forage selectivity, current knowledge of the bison digestive system and growth and seasonal adaptations. |
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| | Feeding beef cattle during Saskatchewan winters can be a challenging experience. |
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| | Bison ranching in North America continues as a popular and legitimate livestock enterprise, and producers are interested in forage selection and pasture management information specific to bison. |
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| | Canola and Mustard (brown, yellow and Oriental) can be fed to cattle provided certain precautions are taken. |
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| | A tool to help producers make business decisions. |
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| | Cereal crop production yields approximately 1 ton (2,000 pounds) of chaff for every four to six acres of crop, and has a feed value of 3.5-5.5 per cent crude protein and 35-45 per cent TDN (total digestible nutrients, energy). |
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| | A tool to help producers make business decisions. |
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| | Creep-feeding is the practice of providing supplemental feed to calves during the grazing season in order to increase the average daily gain and weaning weight when calves are nursing their dams. |
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| | A severe frost during the growing season, or wet, humid weather during harvest can result in an abundance of crops unfit for human consumption. |
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| | This publication addresses issues related to feeding livestock, particularly after a growing season drought followed by late season moisture. |
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| | During times of feed shortages, alternative forages not normally fed are often used. Kochia (Kochia scoparia) is a plant that can be used for feed. |
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| | This bulletin is intended to provide ideas, suggestions and alternatives which you may incorporate in your livestock operation to get you through a feed shortage and to plan for the next one. |
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| | The FeedlotPLAN is an excel based tool used to make five-year annual projections for a new or existing backgrounder and/or finisher operation. |
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| | A discussion of numerous elements involved in devising an effective grazing management plan, the objective of which is to achieve a sustainable balance between plant and animal requirements. |
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| | Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food has a publication entitled "Swath Grazing" but it is important to understand that the information it contains does not pertain to grazing mature crops that have been swathed. |
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| | Seeded pastures are an important feed source for livestock in Saskatchewan. To fully realize the production potential of seeded pastures, proper management of the stand is necessary. |
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| | The term "Intensive Grazing" is meant to describe livestock and grass management practices that focus on increased levels of manager involvement, increased forage quality, increased meat protection per unit area, and more uniform forage utilization. |
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| | A number of factors affect the quality of surface water sources. Nutrient loading from spring or summer run-off, little to no re-charge from a dry spring, animal impact from direct cattle watering, and sub-surface soil or water salinity, are but a few of the possibilities. |
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| | Revised Edition - June 2004 |
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| | (Alfalfa Dehy, Suncure, Grain Screening Pellets, Canola Meal and Pellets) |
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| | Animals have specific requirements for minerals. These requirements are based on the type, weight and age, as well as the rate of performance (weight gain, level of milk production, pregnancy, etc.) expected of the animal. |
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| | This document provides forage selection and pasture management information for white-tailed deer production in Saskatchewan. |
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| | As the elk (wapiti) industry expands, there is a growing interest in forage selection and pasture management. |
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| | Can green flax be used for livestock feed? What is prussic acid and how is it formed in green flax? What levels of prussic acid are toxic to livestock? What are the symptoms of prussic acid poisoning? Can harvest and feeding management influence prussic acid levels? Are nitrate levels a concern in feeding flax straw? |
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| | Feed value is an important factor when buying or selling hay. Buyers and sellers require an accurate and effective way of communicating the quality of hay using a method that best describes the feed value to livestock. |
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| | As winter approaches and more cattle rely on dugouts and wells, the water shortage already being experienced by some livestock producers could increase. Snow, however, can be an alternate water source for wintering stock. |
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| | Many beef producers have successfully utilized straw in their winter feeding program. |
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| | Herbivores, both ruminants and non-ruminants, are unique in that they are able to utilize roughages. |
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| | The differences between cool and warm season plants, agronomic practices and environmental conditions best suited to growing each, and results from trials growing crops for swath grazing. |
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| | Low levels of winter run-off and the widespread lack of spring rains will certainly have an effect on the amount of forage available on pastures. A reduction in forage quantity and quality will have a negative impact on cow milk production and calf body weights. |
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| | This publication describes the management practices to ensure swath grazing is done successfully without sacrificing animal health and productivity. |
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| | Where should I set up for swath grazing? What crops are best for swath grazing? |
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| | My cereal crop was seeded with the intention of harvesting the grain, but the crop was damaged heavily by frost. What can I do with the crop now? What are the salvage options for livestock forage? |
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| | Trace minerals are essential to maintain animal health, production and reproduction, but are required in trace or minute amounts. |
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| | Archive information provided for research and historical purposes only. |
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| | Archive information provided for research and historical purposes only. |
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| | Archive information provided for research and historical purposes only. |
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