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Light-Test Weight Corn For Growing And Finishing Steers, B. A. Weichenthal, Ivan G. Rush, B. G. Van Pelt
Light-Test Weight Corn For Growing And Finishing Steers, B. A. Weichenthal, Ivan G. Rush, B. G. Van Pelt
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Light-test weight corn (59.2 to 61.5 kg/hL; 46 to 48 lb/bu) was compared to normal corn (72 kg/hL; 56 lb/bu) in growing and finishing diets for largeframe crossbred steer calves in 2 consecutive yr. The source of the calves was the same each year as was the diet composition. Growing diet dry matter included 32.9% corn silage, 22.3% alfalfa haylage, 37% dry rolled corn, and 7.8% protein supplement. Finishing diet dry matter included 9.2% corn silage, 86.2% dry rolled corn, and 4.6% protein supplement. Rumensin was included in both diets and steers were implanted with Synovex Sâ at the start …
Light-Test Weight Corn For Growing And Finishing Steers1, B. A. Weichenthal, I. G. Rush, B. G. Van Pelt
Light-Test Weight Corn For Growing And Finishing Steers1, B. A. Weichenthal, I. G. Rush, B. G. Van Pelt
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Light-test weight corn (59.2 to 61.5 kg/hL; 46 to 48 lb/bu) was compared to normal corn (72 kg/hL; 56 lb/bu) in growing and finishing diets for largeframe crossbred steer calves in 2 consecutive yr. The source of the calves was the same each year as was the diet composition. Growing diet dry matter included 32.9% corn silage, 22.3% alfalfa haylage, 37% dry rolled corn, and 7.8% protein supplement. Finishing diet dry matter included 9.2% corn silage, 86.2% dry rolled corn, and 4.6% protein supplement. Rumensin was included in both diets and steers were implanted with Synovex Sâ at the start …
Protein Supplementation Of Ammoniated Roughages. Ii. Wheat Straw Supplemented With Alfalfa, Blood Meal Or Soybean Meal Fed To Wintering Steers, M. L. Nelson, Ivan G. Rush, T. J. Klopfenstein
Protein Supplementation Of Ammoniated Roughages. Ii. Wheat Straw Supplemented With Alfalfa, Blood Meal Or Soybean Meal Fed To Wintering Steers, M. L. Nelson, Ivan G. Rush, T. J. Klopfenstein
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
Two winter steer growth trials were conducted to investigate responses of steer calves to ammoniation of wheat straw, level of alfalfa haylage (50 or 66.7% of diet) and source of supplemental protein, soybean meal (SBM), blood meal (BM), or a blood meal-urea mixture (BM-U). In trial 1, the main effect of arnmoniation significantly increased average daily gain (ADG) from .15 to .24 kg/d, dry matter intake (DMI) from 4.86 to 5.29 kg/d and gain/feed from .029 to .044. The higher level of alfalfa haylage significantly increased DMI from 4.78 to 5.36 kg/d. Gain during a subsequent grazing period was unaffected …