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Effect Of Deccox¹ And Aureomycin² On Performance Of Feedlot Steers During The Receiving Period, J.J. Wagner, R. Hanson
Effect Of Deccox¹ And Aureomycin² On Performance Of Feedlot Steers During The Receiving Period, J.J. Wagner, R. Hanson
South Dakota Beef Report, 1989
One-hundred thirty Angus steer calves (492 Ib) were utilized in a study to determine the effect of feeding Deccox, Aureomycin or a combination of Deccox and Aureomycin on feedlot performance during the feedlot receiving period (29 days). All cattle were fed diets consisting of 50% concentrate on a dry matter basis. No clinical symptoms of respiratory illness or= coccidiosis were observed for any of the cattle in this study. There were no significant differences in average daily dry matter intake due to medication treatment. Feeding Deccox improved (P = .0161) average daily gain about 10.9%. Feeding Aureomycin tended to improve …