Nutritional Factors Affecting Reproduction and Practical Nutrition For Beef Cattle Ranchers

Authors

  • Larry R. Corah Nutritional Physiologist, Kansas State University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro19926533

Keywords:

reproductive efficiency, commercial cow herd, calving, weaning, pregnancy, nutrition

Abstract

Numerous factors will influence the reproductive efficiency of a commercial cow herd, but nutrition is one of the most important. Reproductive efficiency is more than just the percent of cows pregnant. It includes:
1. Percent cows and heifers bred early in the breeding season
2. Percent pregnancy
3. Percent cows weaning a calf
4. Percent beef females calving unassisted

Many factors influence each of these four factors, but nutrition will have a major effect on each of these items.

Cover image of the Second Volume of the 25th Conference Proceedings: An earl-morning photo of farmland. A small farm is nestled among rolling hills, fields stretching across a curving road that disappears between dark green trees. The barn is a cheery red color with a tin roof. Beneath the photo is the a statement of the conference's theme in white italics: Challenges of the Bovine Industry in the Twenty-First Century. Deep red background.

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Published

1992-08-31

Issue

1992: Volume 2

Section

Cow-Calf Sessions