Beef on dairy crossbred cattle are becoming more abundant in Ontario feedlots. Havie Carter, OMAFRA Beef cattle specialist, provides an overview of the emerging trend including beef on dairy crossbred cattle performance and their lifetime production cycle.
Tag: bunk management
Bunk Management and Newly Received Cattle
The transition to a finishing environment is a challenging period for beef cattle. Bunk management strategies for newly received cattle were evaluated as part of a bunk management project that began in 2020 with OMAFRA and the Ontario Corn Fed Beef Program. Megan Van Schaik, beef cattle specialist outlines feeding behaviour of newly received cattle as well as bunk management and ration transition strategies identified in participating feedlots.
Automated feed pushers: a bunk management tool
As part of the collaborative bunk management project launched in 2020 by OMAFRA and the Ontario Corn Fed Beef Program, summer student Sedley Benitz describes the application of robotic feed pushers and explains its benefits and disadvantages.
Bunk Management and Cattle Feeding Behaviour. The relationship between bunk management and cattle feeding behaviour – VIRTUAL BEEF May 2021
Bunk Management and Cattle Feeding Behaviour…Megan Van Schaik, Beef Cattle Specialist and Andrew McDonald, Beef Cattle Livestock Assistant (OMAFRA) discuss how bunk management plays a role in cattle feeding behaviour, bunk management tools that can be used for feed delivery decisions, and outcomes of a 2020 Bunk Management Study jointly coordinated by Ontario Corn Feed Beef Program and OMAFRA staff.
Dairy and Beef Cattle Production 