J. Anim Sci.
HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced]


     

J. Anim Sci. 1959. 18:21-31.
© 1959 American Society of Animal Science
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Hammes,, R. C.
Right arrow Articles by Engel, R. W.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow Articles by Hammes,, R. C., Jr.
Right arrow Articles by Engel, R. W.

Effects of Full and Restricted Winter Rations on Dams and Summer Dropped Suckling Calves Fed Different Rations

R. C. Hammes,, Jr., R. E. Blaser, C. M. Kincaid, H. T. Bryant and R. W. Engel1

Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Blacksburg

Abstract

Winter feeding experiments with summer calves and their dams were conducted for 5 years. During 1955, 1956, and 1957, feeding experiments were conducted to study the effects of feeding 23.9, 18.0, and 15.5 lb. of dry matter daily to dams when the suckling calves were fed two rations in a factorial experiment. The average gains of the dams during the 3 years were 0.52, –.24, and –.37 for the 23.9, 18.0, and 15.5 lb. dry matter rations, respectively. Limiting the ration of the dams did not influence gains of calves.

The kind of supplement provided for suckling (July to September) calves, during the winter, had a decided influence on liveweight gains. Calves gained 1.81, 2.20, and 2.21 lb. per head daily when supplemented corn silage-alfalfa orchardgrass hay, corn silage-alfalfa orchardgrass hay-grain and grain alone, respectively. Calves that were restricted to their dam's milk gained only 0.33 lb. daily.

The 1952 and 1953 experiments indicate that alfalfa-orchardgrass hay and/or silage are satisfactory forages for dams and their suckling calves.

Footnotes

1 R.C.H., Jr. and H.T.B. Northern Virginia Pasture Research Station, Animal Science and Agronomy, respectively; R.E.B., Agronomy Department; R.W.E., Biochemistry and Nutrition; and C.M.K., now Regional Coordinator of Southern Research Beef Cattle Breeding Project.






HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright © 1959 by the American Society of Animal Science.