By Chad Zehnder These are simple things you can do to make the most of forages today and further on down the road: 1. Implement a grazing plan Rotational grazing gives pastures a rest compared to grazing them continuously. You can rotate cattle between pastures as often as once a...
By Chris Forcherio Have you defined what success and failure look like in your weaning program? Success might look like live, healthy calves who put on weight with minimal intervention. On the flip side, failure may be calf mortality, sick or stressed, a high rate of treatment and less weight...
Pick up Purina Wind and Rain Cattle Mineral in bags or tubs. Available at Pasturas Los Alazanes in Dallas and Balch Springs. Wind and Rain Storm Fly Control Mineral A comprehensive line of beef cattle minerals designed to correct the mineral deficiencies of the available forage in a palatable, weather-resistant,...
Better management of self-fed supplements could improve consumption and optimize performance. Self-fed supplements are commonly used to deliver essential nutrients to cattle and to meet their nutritional requirements. However, use of a self-fed supplement does not translate to a self-managed supplementation program. Proper management of self-fed supplements is important to...
Can you imagine being bit 120,000 times per day? It might be hard to imagine what this feels like, however during peak timeframes, as many as 4,000 horn flies can call a cow’s hide home. At 30 blood meals per day, that adds up to 120,000 bites per cow. Not...
Whether you buy a cattle mineral off the shelf at a retail store, walk into your local dealer and request their ‘standard’ mineral or work closely with your nutritionist to select a mineral supplement for your herd, sorting through the various mineral types can sometimes be a daunting task. It...
Cattle nutrient requirements can vary by season and stage of production – and now is a great time to evaluate your cattle mineral program and map out a plan to maximize impact. While minerals are a relatively small portion of the diet, they control many vital functions in cattle and...
Covenix 8 cattle and sheep livestock vaccine is now available at Pasturas Los Alazanes.
Pasturas Los Alazanes carries the premise spray Tempo Sc Ultra by Bayer for fly and insect control.
Just like humans, pregnant cows need a consistent plane of nutrition throughout gestation. For the growing fetus, there is no “catching up” after it has passed critical developmental stages.
