A cattle's growth potential largely depends on its nutrition and management strategy. As a result of scientific advances and more effective strategies, cattle nutrition and management practices have significantly evolved, doubling the daily gain of our cattle. In this episode, Dr. Karl Hoppe, our today's guest, explains how developing efficient dietary plans is the key to making the beef industry more sustainable and productive. Additionally, he discusses the importance of preconditioning and backgrounding of cattle, which are becoming a more common practice every day.
โSo I do believe that preconditioning or backgrounding are advantageous practicesโ - Dr. Karl Hoppe
What youโll learn:
- (00:00) Highlight
- (01:52) Introduction
- (06:23) Preconditioning calves
- (09:20) Feeding considerations for preconditioning calves
- (11:47) Preconditioning and adding value to your calf
- (16:33) Optimizing growth rates: frame scoring and more
- (21:55) Cattle feeding techniques and predictions
- (23:52) Strategies to introduce new feeds to calves
- (29:00) Tax implications of selling cattle
- (35:30) Exploring opportunities in the beef industry
- (40:08) Final three questions
Meet the guest: Dr. Karl Hoppe
Experience
- Current: Extension Livestock Specialist (NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center)
Background
- Ph.D., Animal Science, Ruminant Nutrition (South Dakota State University)
- M.Sc., Animal Science, Reproductive Physiology (South Dakota State University)
- B.Sc., Animal Science (South Dakota State University)
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