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3C)5 - Nutrition
The purpose of this Unit is to highlight the importance of beef cow nutrition and to examine appropriate feeds and feeding strategies.
On completion of the Unit students will be able to describe the feed requirements of beef cows.
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Interactive Activities
There is no activity for this topic.
Useful Links/Resources
EBLEX (2007) Beef Action for Profit 21 – Better Returns from Reducing Metabolic Disorders
http://www.eblex.org.uk/documents/content/returns/brp_b_beefactionforprofit21-betterreturnsfromreducedmetabolicdisorders.pdf
HCC (2006) Practical Beef Cattle Nutrition
http://www.hccmpw.org.uk/medialibrary/pdf/241.pdf
Farming Connect (2008) Feed Budgeting for the Winter Nov 2008
http://www.hccmpw.org.uk/medialibrary/publications/Nov%2008%20Feedbudgeting.pdf
Main metabolic disorders - http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/2010-11/vocational/vets/U9/EN/index.html
