Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1991
Summary
Many cattlemen believe reducing dietary energy during late pregnancy will decrease fetal size resulting in improved calving ease, whereas increasing energy will increase fetal size leading to a higher incidence of dystocia. Generally speaking, research has shown that lowering the energy allowance will decrease birth weight but will not significantly reduce dystocia. At MARC, Hereford and Angus 2-year-old heifers were fed three levels of energy (10.8, 13.7 or 17 .0 lb TDN/head/day) for 90 days prior to calving. Increasing the level of dietary energy resulted in increased birth weight but not increased dystocia; in fact, the incidence of calving difficulty was lower in the medium and high energy groups than in the low energy group.
Number of Pages
4
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © 1991
Recommended Citation
Ritchie, Harlan D. and Anderson, Peter T., "Calving Difficulty in Beef Cattle: Part II" (1991). South Dakota Beef Seedstock Symposium, 1991. 5.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_beef-seed_1991/5