Week 8
Beef: Growing-Finishing |
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Growing Systems
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- Intensive – placed directly in feedlot
- Grain based diet (more efficient)
- Deposit fat and finish at lighter weights
- Primarily small-framed cattle
- Programmed Feeding
- Feed for specified rate of gain
- Don’t get undesirable effect of ad-lib feeding
- 60-90% concentrate
- Extensive systems
- Moderate rates of gain (2 lb/d)
- Roughage based diets
- Stockpiled forages - graze
- Winter wheat pasture
- May have to place in dry-lot initially
- 1.7 A/steer, ADG 2 lb
- Bloat
- Supplement + 65% stocking rate
- Effects on performance
- Compensatory growth
- Feedlot performance
Feedlot Performance
Age
Placed in Feedlot (months) |
Feed
Conversion |
Days
on Feed |
3.5 |
5.3 |
287 |
8.0 |
5.7 |
198 |
12.0 |
6.3 |
134 |
15.0 |
7.6 |
123 |
17.0 |
8.4 |
101 |
- NE study showed considerable flexibility exists in choice of postweaning
production system
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