“The key to using a calf creep feeding program is make sure that it is profitable,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. Davis will discuss considerations ...

Every year calves die because of access to creep. Ben Strugnell, who runs the Farm Post Mortems service explains why this happens and how to avoid these losses It is important to remember that a calf ...

This past spring, a number of producers contacted the extension office with questions regarding creep feeding and its potential profit for their operations. In general, creep feeding is a management ...

Many calves have already been weaned, but the benefits of creep feeding extend beyond summer months. And with drought conditions in parts of the Midwest, cow-calf producers may be needing to ...

Many suckler producers now creep feed for much of the grazing season to optimise weaning weight. Feeding meal to young calves is much cheaper per kg live weight gain than feeding them when they are ...

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Milk from a lactating beef cow furnishes about 50 percent of the nutrients that a 3-4-month-old calf needs for maximum growth. The rest must come from elsewhere if the calf is to realize its genetic ...

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Creep grazing calves is a management practice allowing calves to graze designated areas - separately from the cows - where the forage quality is higher than the grazing pasture. This concept is ...