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Drought Management Strategies

Drought Management Strategies. Mark Bentley Animal Nutrition Division. Management Strategies. Ar and Southeast severe drought Reduce animals? Increase efficiency Reduce nutrients required. Assess Your Operation. Livestock inventory Forage inventory. Evaluate Extent of Drought.

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Drought Management Strategies

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  1. Drought Management Strategies Mark Bentley Animal Nutrition Division

  2. Management Strategies • Ar and Southeast severe drought • Reduce animals? • Increase efficiency • Reduce nutrients required

  3. AssessYour Operation • Livestock inventory • Forage inventory

  4. Evaluate Extent of Drought • Community, county, region • Rent pasture, hay ground • Purchase hay • Corn stalks

  5. Maximize Available Nutrients • Rotational grazing • Group cows • Temporary fencing • Vitamin & mineral supplementation • Vitamin A • Ionophore

  6. Maximize Available Nutrients • Rotational grazing • Group cows • Temporary fencing • Vitamin & mineral supplementation • Vitamin A • Ionophore

  7. Herd Health • Deworm • Fly control

  8. Reduce Nutrient Needs • Early wean • 250 lbs or 100 doa • Requires 25% less • Starter ration • Creep feed

  9. Reduce Nutrient Needs • Early wean • Creep feed

  10. Still Lacking? • Cull to reduce numbers • Based on economics • Old cows (10 yrs+) • Open replacements • Unsound cows • Open cows

  11. Feed Hay Now • Minimize waste • Barn, shed, tarp, gravel • Round bale feeders • Limit access • Purdue research

  12. Supplement with Feed • 1.0-1.5% BW • Low starch, fiber-friendly • Hand fed • 94470 Custom Beef 14 • 94176 Pelleted Beef Developer • 94339, 94340, 94440, 94441, 94900 • Limiter feeds

  13. Substitute Feed for Forage • Forage extremely limited • High fiber, lower protein, lower energy • Feed up to 2.5% BW • Provide minimum .25% BW hay • Pasture Extenders • 94408 8% Pasture Extender • 94410 10% Pasture Extender • 94412 12% Pasture Extender

  14. Recap • Evaluate your situation • Maximize available nutrition • Reduce nutrient needs • Reduce numbers • Supplement • Replace

  15. Thank You!

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