2022 Backgrounding Short Course

University of Kentucky

This two day event will cover various aspects of managing beef cattle in backgrounding operations.

C.O. Little Agriculture Research Station - beef unit

Backgrounding Short Course	
Day 1	15-Dec	
7:30-8:00	Registration	
8:00-8:30	Welcome &amp; Bunk Management Overview	
8:30-9:15	Health Risk Management / Vaccination Protocols Newly Arrived Calves	
9:15-9:30	Break	
	First Block Rotation	
9:30-12:30	Processing Cattle / Implanting Demo / BQA Review	Rotation 1
	 In Vitro Digestibility / Gas Production Lab	Rotation 2
	 Cattle Health Diagnostic Tools	Rotation 3
12:30-1:15	Lunch	
1:15-2:00	Budget Considerations for Backgrounding Operations	
	Second Block Rotation	
2:00-4:30	Ruminant Digestive Tract &amp; Digestive Physiology	Rotation 1
	 Technology Tools (Implants, Ionophores, Feed Additives)	Rotation 2
	 Disposition Impact on Performance	Rotation 3
4:30-5:00	Read Bunks/health checks	
5:00-6:00	Hotel/Message Checks	
6:00-7:00	Supper	
7:00-8:30	Develop a Feeding Program / Ration Balancing Exercise	
	Adjourn	

Day 2	16-Dec	
7:30-8:30	Read Bunks/Health Checks	
	Third Rotation Block	
8:30-10:45	Review In Vitro Gas Production Data	Rotation 1
	 Confinement Facility Considerations	Rotation 2
	 Considerations for using Dart projectiles to treat cattle	Rotation 3
10:45-11:00	Break	
11:00-11:45	Red Clover Potential for Stockers/Backgrounders	
11:45-12:30	Stillage &amp; Distillery Feedstuffs	
12:30-1:15	Lunch	
1:15-3:00	Haylage &amp; Fermentation Characteristics	Rotation 1
	 Feed Mixing / TMR Management	Rotation 2
	 Mineral Considerations for Feeder Cattle	Rotation 3
3:00-3:30	Survey &amp; Wrap-up

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2022 Backgrounding Short Course

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