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Effect Of Early Weaning On Feedlot Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of High Growth Potential Feeder Calves, R.H. Pritchard, M.A. Robbins, D.H Gee, R.J. Pruitt
Effect Of Early Weaning On Feedlot Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of High Growth Potential Feeder Calves, R.H. Pritchard, M.A. Robbins, D.H Gee, R.J. Pruitt
South Dakota Beef Report, 1988
Steer and heifer calves produced at Ft. Meade were used to evaluate early weaning and accelerated feeding as a management tool when retaining ownership of calves. Calves were weaned at 5 1/2 (EM) or 7 mo (NW) of age and started immediately on a 60% grain feeding program. Slaughter dates represented mean calf ages of 385 or 425 days and days on feed ranged from 179 to 257 days. Range conditions were good and early weaning had little effect on calf weight at any point in the feeding period. Feeding high grain diets to EW calves did not have any …