Casual Cattle Conversations

How to Measure Pasture-Forage Intake for Cattle


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Seasons 7 || Episode 10 – The beef industry has been focused on measuring economically relevant traits for decades. However, some of these traits are harder to measure than others. One of these traits includes pasture-based forage intake on an individual animal basis. With feed costs being one of the highest inputs cattle producers have each year and forage being a limiting resource, the ability to measure this trait is more important than ever before. Cattle producers can now measure forage intake on a per-head basis in their pastures with the implementation of Ceres Tag devices. David Smith, Dr. Troy Rowan and Barbara Jackson share valuable insights about how Ceres Tag devices measure pasture feed intake and how it can be applied in real-world settings during Season 7, Episode 10 of the Casual Cattle Conversations podcast.

In this episode, you will be able to:

Understand How Technology Optimizes Cattle Management

  • Maximize Profitability Through Forage Intake Management

  • Unlock the Power of Genetic Selection for Efficient Grazing

  • Discover the Importance of Measuring Forage Intake for Profitability

  • Achieve Balance Between Traditional Practices and Modern Technology in Cattle Management

    My special guests are David Smith, Troy Rowan, and Barbara Jackson.

    Learn more about Ceres Tag: https://cerestag.com/collections/ceres-ranch

    The key moments in this episode are:

    00:00:01 - Introduction to the Importance of Forage Intake Management

    00:01:08 - Insight on Forage Intake Importance

    00:02:25 - Guest Introductions and Expertise

    00:05:09 - Practical Challenges in Cattle Ranching

    00:10:02 - Research and Technology in Forage Intake Measurement

    00:16:15 - Importance of Design in Technology

    00:19:31 - Impact on Genetic Selection

    00:22:04 - Pasture Feed Intake Algorithm

    00:27:37 - Future Generations and Data Utilization

    00:32:56 - Closing Thoughts

    00:34:14 - Importance of Software in the Cattle Industry

    00:34:58 - Importance of Basic Practices

    00:35:19 - Leveraging Technology with Solid Foundation

    00:36:02 - Pushing the Beef Industry Forward

    Links:

    Full Show Notes: https://www.casualcattleconversations.com/casual-cattle-conversations-podcast-shownotes 

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