quiz 11 Flashcards
by common definition a milk replacer for dairy cows is
high milk by product feed, sold as powder and reconstituted with water
which of the following apply to stocker cattle
weaned cattle bought in fall and over wintered on high roughage
long period (250-350 d)
often thin or carry very little finish
feed to gain 1-1.25 lb/d
all of the following are alerts that can be provided by the SCR collars, EXCEPT:
internal temperature
beef cows during their 3rd winter should be fed to lose no more than 5-10% of their weight
true
the production stage in dairy cattle where BCS is managed by feeding mid to low quality forages and providing about 25 lbs of DM/day is the…
far off dry period
in the growing feedlot phase, the target ADG is 1-1.75 lbs
false
the SCR Healtime Pro Collars measure what two things
activity and rumination
in the finishing feedlot phase, the target ADG is 3-3.5 lbs
true
the practice of feeding suckling calves a high concentration diet is called
creep feeding
a lactating cows diet would include low quality forages
false
TMR stands for
total mixed ration
dairy heifer reared as a replacement should gain approximately how many pounds per day from birth to freshening
1.7-1.8