date:Jun 26, 2015
a study found in 2004. This means beef quality and quantity are hit by early gestation nutrition.
Where cows are concerned, animals fed optimally return to breeding quicker and produce better colostrum, which in turn benefits the suckling calf. Furthermore, if the calf is a breeding heifer, trials suggest she will be more likely to calve within the first 21 days.
Colostrum quality is known to be significantly affected by third trimester nutrition. For this reason, Rory Lewandowski, Ohio State