Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Kansas State University Libraries
1984; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 84-300-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 448; Beef; Implant; Gain
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Single Vs. Reimplant Programs For Finishing Steers, Jack G. Riley, Ronald V. Pope
Single Vs. Reimplant Programs For Finishing Steers, Jack G. Riley, Ronald V. Pope
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Finishing yearling beef steers were used to compare various implant programs in a 167-day trial. All implant programs increased daily gain ranging from 6.6 to 25.4% over non-implanted controls and improved feed efficiency ranging from .5 to 13.9%. Steers implanted with Ralgro® initially and reimplanted 75 days later with Synovex-S gained the fastest and most