. Agri-news. Agriculture. Bedding without straw "Proper bedding is an integral pari ot any beef production system," says Rod Carlyon. business development officer with Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Uesllock. "Given the challenges on the straw supply this year, here are a few ideas, some options and information producers may want to ; Plan - now is the time to think through the winter bedding season. Looking at what has been done in past years will provide an estimate of the volume of material needed. Take into consideration what type of livestock
. Agri-news. Agriculture. Bedding without straw "Proper bedding is an integral pari ot any beef production system," says Rod Carlyon. business development officer with Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Uesllock. "Given the challenges on the straw supply this year, here are a few ideas, some options and information producers may want to ; Plan - now is the time to think through the winter bedding season. Looking at what has been done in past years will provide an estimate of the volume of material needed. Take into consideration what type of livestock and at what times of the year bedding will be needed Are there any material alternatives? Space - think about ways to secure more space per animal for over the winter Include feeder cattle, replacements, cows and bulls when determining space needed Try to have the animals in large areas, so they do not loiter and socialize on the bedding area. Try to locate the bedding area away from the feed and water areas Plan wind shelter needs now. Remember that more fencing mav be required Necessary fencing should be seen to as soon as possible Snow - mature livestock can bed in fresh, undisturbed soft snow They will stay clean in it. and the snow provides some insulation as long as the livestock have access to it Compacted, frozen, hard, dirty snow is not an option; however, with lots of space, and perhaps portable wind shelters, snow can work. Wood fiber - this is .1 viable alternative currently used extensively in the feedlot industry. Generallv speaking, wood has more moisture absorbency. but less insulation value than straw Feedlot cattle have been shown to keep cleaner with wood products than straw The volume of manure removed from wood fiber bedded pens was less than straw bedded pens Some purchasing considerations: • per cent moisture of the product (kiln-dried mav be 10%, chips may be 4S%) • product type ( bark, shavings, chips, sawdust, paper and mixes of these) • dol
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