Creating top notch wintering sites

摘要

FIRST THE obvious question: why is a nutrition guy writing about wintering sites in spring? Quite simply, wintering site design and management affects the feed bill and cow performance. If something needs fixing it may need doing before fall freeze-up, so now is the time to think about it. A few of the things worth covering are the relationship between yard design and cold stress in cattle, feed/labour efficiency and the location.