Browsing Cattlemen's Day, 1979 by Author "Harbers, L.H."

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Delayed winter supplemental feeding and year-round mineral supplementation of beef cows on native range

Pruitt, J.; Schalles, R.R.; Harbers, L.H.; Owensby, Clenton E.; Smith, E.F. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station, 2011-02-18)

Polled Hereford cows on native Flint Hills pasture not supplemented until February lost more weight from December to February, lost less from February to May, and were in poorer condition before calving than cows supplemented ...
Minerals in esophageal samples from steers on native bluestem pastures

Harbers, L.H.; Unoh, J.E.; Sapienza, D.A.; Brent, B.E.; Peischel, H.A.; Whitney, J.D.; Smith, E.F. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station, 2011-02-18)

This report summarizes monthly mineral contents of burned and control native bluestem pastures determined with samples from fisulated steers. Burning decreases calcium (Ca), potassium (K), and iron (Fe), and slightly decreases ...