The mineral is important for all energy needs, metabolism, bone growth and fertility. In some areas, pasture can provide sufficient amounts and reduce the need for supplementation, according to recent research.
An Arkansas scientist has shown that a common and inexpensive hormone additive may mitigate the ill effects on growth performance of calves born to cows grazed on endophyte-infected fescue pastures during gestation.
Cattle grazing pastures with high soil-test phosphorus may be getting enough of the nutrient from the grass to eliminate the need for a phosphorus feed additive.
