Title
Benefits of exposing animals to poor-quality foods early in life
Document Type
Book
Journal/Book Title/Conference
Utah State University Extension
Publisher
NR/Rangelands/2014-03pr
Publication Date
6-2014
Last Page
3pp.
Abstract
If feeding poor-quality forages (less than 7% crude protein and 50% TDN) are a necessary part of your livestock operation, exposing replacement females to poor-quality roughage early in life with their mothers may make them more productive over their lifetimes. On the other hand, feeding replacement females high-quality diets early in life may actually hinder animals that are expected to produce and reproduce on rangeland that contains poor-quality forages and forages high in toxins.
Recommended Citation
Burritt, Elizabeth A., "Benefits of exposing animals to poor-quality foods early in life" (2014). Wildland Resources Faculty Publications. Paper 1543.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wild_facpub/1543
