Whether deer need mineral supplements or not depends on what you want the deer to do. If you are just looking for maintenance of the deer population, then they may not need mineral supplements. However, if you are looking for improved performance, increasing deer numbers, or trophy-class antlers, then yes they do need mineral supplements. …
Zinc is still looked on as one of the more important trace minerals in livestock nutrition. It is involved not only in development of the immune system, but also sexual maturity and reproductive capacity. Zinc is also involved in the growth of hair, skin cells, hoof health, and antler development. One of the better topics …
As fawning is coming to a close, it’s a good time to begin thinking about the population control measures you need to consider this year. I’m sure that many of you will say, “I hunt – that’s my population control.” And you’re right. However, when thinking on a deer management scale, some detailed thought, and …
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I use the term “effective rainfall” because not all of the moisture that hits the ground is usable to the plants. Much of the rainfall that you get each year never finds its way into the soil to be used by the plants. And much that does reach the soil cannot be used either. A …
With the approach of hunting season, many hunters, and deer managers, will change their feeding program from free-choice feeding of protein pellets to timed release of deer corn in order to begin to pattern the deer to make hunting easier. For most of the population, this is a practice that is necessary to make the …
Earlier this month, long-time Comanche, TX resident Doyle Hightower celebrated a momentous anniversary alongside family and co-workers. Doyle Hightower has been an employee of Hi-Pro Feeds for fifty years this month, the entire life of the company itself. Mr. Hightower was raised on a dairy farm in the Comanche area. He attended Tarleton State University, …
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On Sunday June 3, Hi-Pro Feeds employees were treated with a picturesque 80-degree day in the Texas Panhandle for the annual company picnic. A cool breeze kept everyone comfortable at Thompson Park in Amarillo, TX as employees and their families enjoyed good food, fellowship, friends and fun. The tradition of a picnic goes back decades, …
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Probably the most overlooked, but most frequently used mineral for our livestock is salt, chemically known as sodium chloride. Everyone knows that livestock need salt, but how much do they need, and how do you use this mineral requirement to your advantage? According to the National Research Council, the requirement for salt is 0.6 to …
There is a lot of discussion going on about the ethics of high fencing of deer ranges. Many traditional ranchers view the phenomena of high fencing as blights on the land as large ranches get broken up into smaller acreage. And from a purely ecological point of view, it probably is. However, I am beginning …
One of the more overlooked minerals in ruminant nutrition is sulfur. A key ingredient in formation of some amino acids, formation of collagen, hormones, vitamins, and oxygen carriers, this nutrient makes up around 0.25% of an animal’s bodyweight. As long as forages are green, they generally have a sufficient level of sulfur in them. However, when ruminants …
