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Feeding Wheat to Beef

Last Updated: April 20, 2011

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Fact Sheet was written by:

Greg Lardy, NDSU Animal and Range Sciences Department, NDSU Extension Service, Fargo

John Dhuyvetter, NDSU Extension Service, North Central Research Extension Center, Minot

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North Dakota State University www.ag.ndsu.edu


Wheat remains the leading crop produced in North Dakota. Most wheat in North Dakota is either hard red spring wheat (HRSW) or durum. Small acreages of hard red winter wheat and, more recently, hard white wheat are also planted in the state. Wheat is not traditionally used as a feed grain because its milling properties make it desirable for use in breads, pastas, and noodles. At certain times, however, wheat is competitively priced with other feed grains due to damage from disease, drought, or sprouting. Feed grade wheat is a palatable, digestible source of nutrients which can be used in beef cattle diets if fed with caution to avoid digestive upsets.

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