Mineral Supplementation Effects in Stocker Cattle Performance Grazed on Wheat Seeded Native Pastures

One way to extend the grazing season in the southeast US is to plant cool-season forages into native pastures to provide additional forages for the winter and spring grazing. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of two different medicated (Monensin) supplementation types, with or without protein, on stocker calves grazing native pasture overseeded with wheat through the months of February to May. Cross-bred steers and heifers, sired primarily by Hereford bulls, were assigned to two treatment groups at two locations blocked by sex and weight. All mineral supplementation was provided ad libitum.