Table 1.
Crude protein (CP) requirements of beef cows during the last third of gestation (adapted from NRC, 1984)
 

 

CP (DM basis)

Cow Wt. (lb)

lb

%

800

            1.4

          8.2

900

            1.5

          8.0

1,000

            1.6

          7.9

1,100

            1.6

          7.8

1,200

            1.7

          7.8

1,300

            1.8

          7.7

1,400

            1.9

          7.6