Year-Round Range Program

	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4
	Weaning to 60 Days Before Calving 100 Days	60 Days before Calving	Calving to Breeding  82 Days	Breeding to Weaning 123 Days
Nutritional Considerations	Lowest Nutrient Requirement Best Time to Increase Body Condition Score	Cows Loosing Weight will take longer to Rebreed Cows Should gain the weight of Fetus & Placenta	Greatest nutritional requirements due to stress of calving and lactation	Nutrient requirements declining.  Poor nutrition will effect weaning weights
Calving Season                             Supplementation Recommendations
Spring	Oct-Nov-Dec	Jan-Feb	March-April-May	June July-Aug-Sept
	Range Mineral High-Phos or Mag Protein Energy-Deworm	Hi-Phos Protein Energy-Fat (vegetable Based)	Range Mineral High-Phos Hi-Mag IGR-Deworm	Range Mineral IGR Protein
Fall	March-April-May	June-July	Aug-Sept-Oct	Nov-Dec-Jan-Feb
	Range-Mineral High-Phos Hi-Mag IGR-Deworm	Hi-Phos IGR Energy-Fat (vegetable Based)	Range Mineral High-Phos IGR Protein Energy-Deworm	Range Mineral Protein Energy

Developing a Year-Round Range Program requires an understanding of several different factors associated with cattle production (click on a bullet point for a detail page):

• Understanding Rumen Function

• Body condition scoring (BCS)

• Effects of supplementation on forage and feedstuff utilization

• Forage and feedstuffs nutrient content and analysis

• Production stages and nutrient requirements

• Arrival/Starter Program

• Calculating Nutrient Requirements & Determining Supplementation Needs

• Production Stages & Nutritional Requirements

With an understanding of these factors, a Year-Round Range Program can be designed to meet the production objectives of a cattle operation.

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