deficiency while maximizing the use of forage, grain levels should be improved by mechanical processing such as rolling or grinding to break Stick to this amount until all the cows that are being fed actually eat the grain. advantage of a higher protein content than corn. � Supply a mineral mixture consisting of equal parts dicalcium phosphate and trace-mineralized salt. These western range grasses decline greatly in protein in late summer. Cattle fed this level of antibiotics in their mineral mixture averaged 0.1 pounds higher average daily gain in a summary of five trials. needed to meet total cow herd requirements. Generally, larger frame animals have a higher intake capacity, and can be increased in grain a little quicker than smaller frame cattle. A two-year study at the University of Missouri showed no response from adding escape protein (blood meal-corn gluten meal) vs. soybean meal to three pounds corn fed per head daily to 650- to 700-pound steers grazing fescue pastures during May and June. Adding 10 percent salt to a grain supplement will hold consumption to about one percent of body weight. Limiting grain supplements to 0.5 to 1.0 percent of body weight usually requires less grain for an extra unit of gain than full-feeding grain to cattle on pasture. o = 13 pounds of grain per day. Salt: Cows need 3 to 4 oz of salt per day. The populations of rumen microbes that most The objective of supplementation is to improve … to allow cows to get maximum utilization and nutrition from forage If Rumensin is included, less salt is needed.