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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
1989; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 89-567-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 567; Beef; Limited-creep feeding; Performance; Spring calves
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Influence Of Limited-Creep Feeding On Pre- And Postweaning Performance Of Spring-Born Calves, C.E. Binns, F.K. Brazle, Gerry L. Kuhl, D.D. Simms, K.O. Zoellner, L.R. Corah
Influence Of Limited-Creep Feeding On Pre- And Postweaning Performance Of Spring-Born Calves, C.E. Binns, F.K. Brazle, Gerry L. Kuhl, D.D. Simms, K.O. Zoellner, L.R. Corah
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Limit-feeding a high protein creep (36% CP) and a high energy creep (16% CP) was compared with no supplementation in a 61-day preweaning trial. Salt was used to limit daily creep intake to 1.5 to 2.0 lb per head. Calves given the limited energy and protein creep feeds outgained (P<.01) the unsupplemented calves by 0.2 lb and 0.3 lb, respectively. Conversion of creep feed consumed to extra gain was 6.7 and 5.3 for the energy and protein creep-fed calves, respectively (salt included). Trucking shrink of the noncreep-fed calves on the day of weaning and shipping was 4.9 lb and 7.0 lb less (P<.05) than that of the energy and protein creep-fed calves, respectively. Postweaning daily gains of the energy creep-fed calves was higher than those of both the protein creep-fed calves (P=.09) and the noncreep-fed calves (P<.01) by 0.3 lb and 0.5 lb, respectively. The energy creep-fed calves consumed more (P<.05) daily dry matter than the protein creep-fed and unsupplemented calves. Little difference was observed in postweaning feed conversion among creep treatments.