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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
1985; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 85-319-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 470; Beef; Stocking rate; Steers; Bluestem
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Stocking Rate And Supplementation Of Steers Grazing Bluestem Pasture In Early Summer, E.F. Smith, Jack G. Riley, Clenton E. Owensby, R.R. Schalles, Ronald W. Graber
Stocking Rate And Supplementation Of Steers Grazing Bluestem Pasture In Early Summer, E.F. Smith, Jack G. Riley, Clenton E. Owensby, R.R. Schalles, Ronald W. Graber
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Native bluestem pastures were grazed from May 8 to July 18, 1984 by steers with an average beginning weight of 553 lb, at stocking rates of 1.7, 1.5, and 1.25 acres per steer. Gains per acre were higher (P<.01) with increased stocking rate (97, 111, 132 lb/acre). Daily gains were similar for the three stocking rates (2.34, 2.35, 2.36 lb/day). Daily supplementation with about 1.5 lb sorghum grain plus Rumensin® per head significantly increased gains.