Feeding Cattle in Winter and Summer Months - Everything You Need To Know To Grow Healthy Cattle

Feeding cattle involves providing feeds that are
both nutritious and rich in energy in order to
achieve maximum production from beef cattle and
milking cows. Many farmers around the world have
developed means and ways to make sure their
livestock are meeting the necessary demand by
finding the perfect feeds and methods of feeding
cattle during the two most critical seasons of
the year.

In winter, cattle become more vulnerable to the
cold temperatures, which is why feed intake is
crucial. Cattle are fed mostly hay during the
winter time, so best be stocked with more than
enough hay. Along with hay, there should be
enough water troughs and places for the cows to
drink. And since winter makes water freeze,
there should be an abundant supply of melted ice
water that should last for a good 24 hours.
Winter also makes feeding cattle a bit difficult
because of the lack of grain feeds, which only
grow during the warmer months of the year.
Therefore, farmers can resort to artificially
grown grain mixes which they can stock just
before the winter season kicks in.

Summer is when farming cattle becomes more
exhausting because there is a need to keep
forages in their freshest state, and to make
sure they contain as much fiber as the cows need
in order to lactate or grow into good quality
beef cattle. At this time of the year, grains
such as corn, cottonseed, legumes, and other
feeds are abundant which is why there should be
enough containers and feeding stalls so the cows
will have more than enough space come feeding
time. It is necessary, however, that the farmer
knows how to regulate the intake of the cows,
especially during this time of year when as
said, feeds are abundant.

Farmers need nutritious feed in order to sustain
the beef and dairy cattle. Improved ways for
feeding dairy cattle include timing the feedings
with the lactation process where the early,
middle to late, and inactive stages of lactation
have different and corresponding feeding
schedules. Feeding programs are often devised
pertinent to the season and weather conditions,
to facilitate the feeding in order to meet the
world's food demand.

In addition, farmers that work on feeding cattle
during the summer months, especially now that
there is global warming, must supply their
cattle with feeds that contain more soluble
protein and energy as they will most likely lose
much of their energy because of the exertions or
when lactating becomes harder as the heat of the
weather drives on.

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