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- 1. WINTER FEEDING A COW FOR $200 2010 Beef Cow-calf Days UW Extension Livestock Team
- 4. Total Annual Cow Costs 2000 FSBI SPA Data $/Cow Costs Total Feed Other Total Costs % Feed Costs Lower 1/3 $163 $76 $239 68% Mid 1/3 $169 $96 $265 64% Upper 1/3 $263 $116 $379 66%
- 17. Beef Cow Winter Diets Based on Beef NRC, 2000 Diet As fed, lbs DM, % DM, lbs NEm, Mcal/lb NEm, day CP, % CP, lbs Corn silage 75 34 25.5 0.68 17.5 8.6 2.2 Low quality hay 21 90 19 0.51 9.69 5.3 1.0 Avg quality hay 28 90 25.2 0.61 15.1 12.3 3.1 Cornstalks 29 85 25.0 0.60 15.0 6.3 1.6 Corn 5 88 4.4 1.44 6.3 9.0 0.4 Distiller grains, dry 5 92 6.6 1.59 7.3 30 2.0 Requirements 1300 lb cow in late gestation 25.0 0.55 13.7 8.4 2.0
- 19. Think about feed differently… Based on Beef NRC, 2000 CP NEm DM $$ per % Mcal/lb % Ton Lb Mcal lb CP Corn silage 8.6 0.68 34 $30 $0.02 $0.03 $0.52 Low quality hay 5.3 0.51 90 $65 $0.03 $0.07 $0.68 Avg quality hay 12.3 0.61 90 $100 $0.05 $0.09 $0.45 Cornstalks 6.3 0.60 85 $20 $0.01 $0.02 $0.19 Whole shelled corn 9.0 1.44 88 $142 $0.07 $0.06 $0.88 Distiller grains, dry 30 1.59 92 $140 $0.07 $0.05 $0.25
- 20. Think about feed differently… Based on Beef NRC, 2000 CP NEm DM $$ per % Mcal/lb % Ton Lb Mcal lb CP Corn silage 8.6 0.68 34 $30 $0.02 $0.03 $0.52 Low quality hay 5.3 0.51 90 $65 $0.03 $0.07 $0.68 Avg quality hay 12.3 0.61 90 $100 $0.05 $0.09 $0.45 Cornstalks 6.3 0.60 85 $20 $0.01 $0.02 $0.19 Whole shelled corn 9.0 1.44 88 $142 $0.07 $0.06 $0.88 Distiller grains, dry 30 1.59 92 $140 $0.07 $0.05 $0.25
- 21. Reducing Hay Intake Ohio State University, Loerch 2009 10 lbs DDGS – 3x/wk Free Access Hay – 4 x/wk Hay (Free access) Final wt, lbs 1474 1451 Gain, lbs 114 92 ADG, lbs/d 1.44 1.16 On test BCS 3.3 3.3 Off test, BCS 3.9 3.7 Hay, lbs 17.6 28.0 DDGS, lbs 3.7 0 Feed costs, $/d 1.12 1.40
- 22. Limit-feeding a Calculated with the following prices: corn=$3.80/bu; hay=$100/ton; DDGS=$130/ton; LFC supplement=$400/ton; DDGS supplement=$200/ton. Ohio State University, Radunz et al., 2008 HAY LFC DDGS Total intake, lbs/d 28 17 15.5 Hay, lbs/d 28 5 4.5 Corn, lbs/d -- 10 -- DDGS, lbs/d -- -- 8.5 Supplement, lbs/d -- 2.5 2.5 Feed costs, $/d a 1.40 1.40 0.97
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- Pre and postpartum (Jan to March), prebreeding (April), Based on angus cows average 1100 lbs