Researchers at University of Missouriâs Southwest Research Center are inviting beef producers to take part in a program to identify beef cows that use feed efficiently.
MU Extension researchers will mine data from the GrowSafe system to help producers select breeding stock cows that eat less than other cows while producing calves with similar growth, says Reagan Bluel, interim superintendent of Southwest Center, an MU research farm in Lawrence County.
Currently, most systems measure feed efficiency by pens. The GrowSafe system tracks individual feed intake and weight gain. Cows that eat less will reward producers by reducing ongoing production costs over long periods, Bluel says.
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Pre-registration required by Dec. 31
The 97th annual Lawrence County Soils and Crops Conference will be held from 6-8:45 p.m. on Jan. 7, 2021, at the Southwest Research Center, located at 14548 State Hwy. H, southwest of Mt. Vernon.
This years conference will focus on key management concerns that livestock producers are facing regarding pests and cattle nutrition.
Andy Barnes, Lawrence County Conservation Agent with Missouri Department of Conservation, will lead off with a discussion of how to address the problems of black vultures and feral hogs on farms in the area, said Tim Schnakenberg, field specialist in agronomy with University of Missouri Extension. Black vultures have become a problem wildlife issue with cattle in pastures on some farms.
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EARLY EVALUATION: Researchers at the University of Missouri want to identify replacement heifers that take less money to feed but produce healthy calves. Cattle producers can enroll spring-born heifers in a program that uses GrowSafe technology to monitor feed intake. There is a nominal fee. Beef producers are being sought for GrowSafe system research at the University of Missouri.
Dec 14, 2020
University of Missouri Extension researchers will mine data from the GrowSafe system to help producers select breeding stock cows that eat less while producing healthy calves.
Researchers at the University of Missouri’s Southwest Research Center are inviting beef producers to take part in a program to identify beef cows that use feed efficiently, says Reagan Bluel, interim superintendent of MU Southwest Research Center, located in Lawrence County.