Ken Olson And Adele Harty, South Dakota State University Extension
Previously published by Drovers online

We are beginning to enter the last 3 months of gestation for the majority of spring-calving cows. Below are a few questions that each cattle owner should ask themselves as their cows enter the last trimester of pregnancy:

• What body condition are the cows in?
• Is there enough forage available for them to graze?
• If there is not enough forage to graze, is there hay available?
• What quality is the forage?
• Does protein or energy need to be supplemented?
• Which feeds are considered energy and/or protein sources?

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