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SINCE 1894
Hoistei
s can winter'
outsi e, ex eriment shows
A bushlot feeding experiment
conducted through last winter at
the Kemptville College of
Agricultural Technology has
demonstrated the ability of
Holstein steers to withstand
winter conditions when no
housing is available. Graham
Hooper, head of the Livestock
Production Section of the College,
states; "We knew that Holstein
steers performed well in our
feedlot facility, and we were
anxious to see if they were
capable of making acceptable
weight gains in the bush."
Three groups, each of 12 cattle,
were used in the experiment,
conducted from late October until
the cattle were ready for
shipping. Two groups were in
separate bushlots with only a
thick cedar bush for cover. The
third group was fed in an
open-fronted pole barn on the
campus.
Group 1 in the bush received
corn silage supplement by shelled
corn at one-half percent body
weight, and urea-molasses to lift
the protein contentto 12 percent,
Group 2 in the bush received high
moisture ear corn mixed with
urea-molasses, as did Group 3,
which was housed in the barn.
Feed was available to all animals
24 hours a day. Free-choice
mineral supplements and trace-
mineralized .salt •were also
provided.
"Obviously the cattle on corn
silage did not gain as quickly as
those animals on grain rations,
but they did produce a 300
percent increase in returns over
the cost of feed," points out the
researcher, The bushlot group on
grain gained better than, those in
the barn, but "it was an
insignificant amount."
Both outside groups of cattle
stripped the bark off most of the
cedar trees, and a means must be
found to prevent this in future
experiments. The trial will
continue for several winters in an-
attempt to determine what types
of problems might arise if the
system were adopted on a
continuous basis.
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FACTORY OUTLET (at the railway tracks)
1894
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1974
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