Feeding bison in cattle feed yard operations for the high-end retail market is problematic, as commercial cattle feed yards have been minimally successful for bison. Turner Enterprises has determined a better way to expose bison to concentrate for finishing for the retail markets. The Turner Ranches On-Ranch-Feeding (ORF) feeding system has increased feeding efficiencies, lowered costs and improved animal welfare.
Learning Objectives:
Commercial cattle feeding operations - what aspects don't work for feeding bison on concentrates
What does work for exposing bison to concentrates for finishing.
The four "stressors" of bison in feed yard environments.
