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Moderate Versus High Protein Diets For Finishing Yearling Steers, J.J. Wagner, R. Hansen
Moderate Versus High Protein Diets For Finishing Yearling Steers, J.J. Wagner, R. Hansen
South Dakota Beef Report, 1989
Sixty-four yearling crossbred steers (864 Ib) were utilized to study moderate versus high protein finishing diets. Diets were formulated to contain 11.25 or 12.25% crude protein on a dry matter basis. Differences observed for all performance and carcass traits were not significant. Steers on the 11.25 and 12.25% crude protein diets consumed 22.29 and 22.26 Ib dry matter per head daily, gained 2.83 and 2.90 Ib per head daily and required 7.91 and 7.69 Ib dry matter per pound of gain, respectively. Diets formulated to contain 11.25% crude protein appear adequate for finishing heavy yearlings.
Effect Of Late Season Protein And Energy Supplementation On Performance Of Yearling Steers Grazing Mixed Native Range Or Cool Season, Crested Wheatgrass Pastures, J.J. Wagner, P.S. Johnson, J. Cantrell
Effect Of Late Season Protein And Energy Supplementation On Performance Of Yearling Steers Grazing Mixed Native Range Or Cool Season, Crested Wheatgrass Pastures, J.J. Wagner, P.S. Johnson, J. Cantrell
South Dakota Beef Report, 1989
Seventy-two yearling, black baldy steers were utilized in a grazing experiment to study the effect of late summer, early fall protein (2.33 Ib., 40% all natural, fed each Monday, Wednesday and Friday) or energy (4.4 Ib. corn fed daily) supplementation on average daily gain. Two pasture types, mixed native range and crested wheatgrass, were also examined. Cattle were purchased in May as part of a larger group and gained an average of 2.16 Ib. per head daily prior to initiation of the study on September 9, 1988. Average daily gain was significantly greater (P = .012) for cattle grazing crested …