Beef Herd Nutrition Planning

Tuesday 19th and Thursday 21st September 2023 - 2pm - 5pm

This course will cover the key practical aspects of nutrition and feeding management in the beef herd and highlight how these can be used as indicators of health and performance. It will also include common nutritional issues and how to manage these, as well as case study examples.

Course content:

• Nutritional terms and overview of rumen digestion
• Forage and feed evaluation – what to look for on a silage analysis and feed labels
• Suckler cow nutrition including feed management and troubleshooting alongside case studies
• Growing and finishing cattle nutrition including feed management and troubleshooting alongside case studies