Summer Grazing and Winter Feeding Studies with Suckler Cows

1984 ◽  
pp. 23-34
Author(s):  
M. J. Drennan
Keyword(s):  
Summer Grazing ◽  
Winter Feeding

Animal production from pasture with and without conservation for winter feeding

1957 ◽  
Vol 1957 ◽  
pp. 17-31
Author(s):  
D. E. Eyles
Keyword(s):  
Early Summer ◽  
Animal Production ◽  
Late Spring ◽  
Summer Drought ◽  
Constant Number ◽  
Seasonal Growth ◽  
Main Obstacle ◽  
Summer Grazing ◽  
Winter Feeding

The uneven seasonal growth of herbage is the main obstacle to the more efficient utilisation of grassland. There is an abundance of growth in late spring and early summer and a scarcity during a summer drought and in winter. Heavy stocking in spring followed by lighter stocking in summer is a suitable management for fattening sheep and cattle because they can be sold fat from June onwards, but a constant number of livestock has to be maintained throughout the year on many farms which carry breeding or growing animals. On these farms grassland, besides giving summer grazing, is expected to provide the bulk of the fodder for over-wintering. It is doubtful whether the results of grazing experiments which evaluate summer grazing only can be applied to these farms.

Effect on upland beef production of incorporating winter feeding of red clover silage or summer grazing of Molinia-dominated semi-natural pastures

2007 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 284-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. D. Fraser ◽  
D. A. Davies ◽  
I. A. Wright ◽  
J. E. Vale ◽  
G. R. Nute ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Red Clover ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Summer Grazing ◽  
Winter Feeding

A comparison of two methods of beef production with Sussex-Ayrshire crosses

1963 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 195-200
Author(s):  
N. White ◽  
W. Holmes
Keyword(s):  
Feed Intake ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Direct Costs ◽  
Beef Production ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Summer Grazing ◽  
Winter Feeding

SUMMARYTwo groups of autumn born Sussex-Ayrshire cross cattle balanced for sex were raised from about 400 lb. live-weight to slaughter either on (A) a system based on summer grazing and winter feeding on silage, hay and limited barley or (B) on an indoor system based entirely on concentrates and hay.Group A produced carcasses which averaged 531 lb. in 616 days with a higher muscle content than Group B whose carcasses weighed 496 lb. after 528 days. Steers grew significantly faster than heifers on both treatments. Maturation of Group A was delayed by scarcity of pasture in September.From feed intakes, including direct estimates of feed intake on pasture, it was calculated that despite the check suffered by Group A, S.E. per lb. of gain was similar on both treatments and better for steers than heifers.Since the cost per unit of feed was lower for Group A this group showed the higher margin over direct costs.

Observations on a New Type of Winter Feeding Ground for the Fringillidae

1924 ◽  
Vol 58 (655) ◽  
pp. 187-190
Author(s):  
Leon Augustus Hausman
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Ground ◽  
New Type ◽  
Winter Feeding

scholarly journals Changes of Physicochemical Properties of Starch Syrups Recommended for Winter Feeding of Honeybees during Storage

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 374
Author(s):  
Teresa Szczęsna ◽  
Ewa Waś ◽  
Piotr Semkiw ◽  
Piotr Skubida ◽  
Katarzyna Jaśkiewicz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chemical Composition ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Physicochemical Parameters ◽  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Storage Conditions ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
And Storage ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Temperature Time ◽  
Winter Feeding

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of storage temperature and time on physicochemical parameters of starch syrups recommended for the winter feeding of bee colonies. The studies included commercially available three starch syrups and an inverted saccharose syrup that were stored at different temperatures: ca. 20 °C, 10–14 °C, and ca. 4 °C. Physicochemical parameters of fresh syrups (immediately after purchase) and syrups after 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, and 24 months of storage at the abovementioned temperatures were measured. It was observed that the rate of unfavorable changes in chemical composition of starch syrups and the inverted saccharose syrup, mainly the changes in the 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content, depended on the type of a syrup and storage conditions (temperature, time). Properties of tested starch syrups intended for winter feeding of bees stored at ca. 20 °C maintained unchanged for up to 6 months, whereas the same syrups stored at lower temperatures (10–14 °C) maintained unchanged physicochemical parameters for about 12 months. In higher temperatures, the HMF content increased. To date, the influence of this compound on bees has not been thoroughly investigated.

Change of Winter Feeding Sites by Individual Brown-Headed Cowbirds

The Condor ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-204
Author(s):  
Paul A. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Feeding Sites ◽  
Winter Feeding

Winter Feeding Program of Alaska Willow Ptarmigan Shown by Crop Contents

The Condor ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurence Irving ◽  
George C. West ◽  
Leonard J. Peyton
Keyword(s):  
Willow Ptarmigan ◽  
Feeding Program ◽  
Winter Feeding

The effect of winter food level on compensatory growth of weaned, suckled calves grazed at two sward heights

1986 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. A. Wright ◽  
A. J. F. Russel ◽  
E. A. Hunter
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Compensatory Growth ◽  
Live Weight ◽  
Food Level ◽  
Live Weight Gain ◽  
Subsequent Performance ◽  
Herbage Intake ◽  
Winter Food ◽  
Weight Gains ◽  
Winter Feeding

ABSTRACTTwo experiments were conducted with weaned, suckled calves to investigate the effect of feeding level during the post-weaning winter on their subsequent performance when continuously grazed on pasture maintained at two sward heights. Low, medium and high levels of winter feeding resulted in winter live-weight gains of 0·31, 0·58 and 0·79 (s.e. 0·027) kg/day (P < 0·001) during the 152-day winter in experiment 1 and 0·44, 0·69 and 0·84 (s.e. 0·029) kg/day (P < 0·001) for 189 days in experiment 2. During summer (93 days in experiment 1 and 87 days in experiment 2) there was a significant effect of winter food level on performance when live-weight gains were 1·10, 1·02, 0·87 and 1·35, 1·23 and 1·19 (s.e. 0·060) kg/day for the low, medium and high winter food levels on the short and tall swards respectively in experiment 1 (P < 0·01) and 0·86, 0·66, 0·51 and 1·26, 1·18 and 0·91 (s.e. 0090) kg/day in experiment 2 (P < 0·001). The cattle showing compensatory growth had higher herbage intakes and it is postulated that this occurred because of a negative association between body fat and herbage intake. Sward height had a large positive effect on herbage intake and live-weight gain and it is concluded that for maximum intake on ryegrass swards, herbage height should be at least 8 cm. Lower levels of winter live-weight gain delayed the time to slaughter, but allowed cattle to achieve heavier carcass weights at a fixed level of fatness.It is concluded that there is no single optimum winter food level for weaned, suckled calves but that the choice will depend upon several factors, including availability of winter and summer food resources, the length of the winter feeding period, the desired date of slaughter and type of carcass to be produced.

Levels of first winter feeding in relation to performance of Cheviot hill ewes

1964 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. G Gunn
Keyword(s):  
Live Weight ◽  
Group Differences ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Total Treatment ◽  
North And South ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Winter Feeding

1. Over 3 years, different levels of first winter nutrition created the following live-weight differences between groups of North and South Country Cheviot ewe hoggs at 12 months of age. High plane (H.P.) and mid-plane (M.P.) fed groups born 1956 were 34–35% and 11–13% heavier, respectively, than low plane (L.P.) fed groups, H.P. and M.P. fed groups born 1957 were 47–57% and 18–24% heavier, respectively, than hill-wintered groups. Away wintered groups born 1958 were 9–12% heavier than hill-wintered groups. All group differences were highly significant.2. From 12 months onwards all groups were run together on the same hill and received similar management. Live weight and live measurement response of the total treatment groups and of the heavy and light hoggs within the groups prior to treatment were studied over the summer after treatment from 12 to 18 months.

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