calves grown in forage-finishing systems are often slaughtered before they reach the same degree of fatness of grain-finished cattle. Forage-finished calves will often be slaughtered near 1,000 pounds live weight. It will take over a year (367 days) to grow a 500-pound calf to 1,000 pounds if its average daily weight gain is 1.5 pounds per day.
Raising Freezer Beef: How To Feed Grain-Finished Beef - SDSU …
2022年9月9日 · What feed resources do you raise or readily have access to? What is the nutrient content of those feed resources? Do you have a good understanding of management of fat cattle, i.e. feeding times, step-up rations, acidosis, pen maintenance, etc.? Do you plan to hand-feed or put them on a self-feeder?
Finishing Beef Cattle On The Farm - Oklahoma State University
Learn about facility and calf selection, feeding options and slaughter considerations for finishing calves on the farm.
A Cow-calf Producer’s Guide to Custom Feeding - NDSU
Custom feeding refers to the practice of sending calves, stockers or yearlings to a commercial feed yard for feeding to slaughter weights. Custom feeding is not without risks. It should be viewed as a potential means to add value to your calf …
Feeding Beef Cattle - Penn State Extension
2023年7月17日 · Traditional cattle-feeding enterprises grow weaned calves (450 to 600 pounds) or yearling steers or heifers (700 to 900 pounds) to slaughter weights of 1,300 to 1,550 pounds. Cattle-feeding operations exist in all regions of the United States, but most large operations are in the Great Plains from Colorado and Nebraska to Texas.
An Introduction to Finishing Beef - Oklahoma State University
When introducing calves to a finishing ration, it is recommended to start the calf at 1% of their body weight in feed per day along with long-stem hay and increase the amount of feed over the next three to four weeks.
This fact sheet covers facility and calf selection, feeding options and slaughter considerations for finishing calves on the farm. For more in-depth information on nutrition, health and growth promoting compounds see AFS-3302 An Introduction to Finishing Beef. Selection Calves selected for farm-raised beef vary in type Budget, .
Ration Formulation for Growing Cattle - Penn State Extension
2021年10月19日 · Using technologies available for growing beef cattle can improve the feed-to-gain conversion, the bottom line for most growing and finishing cattle operations. For example, using steroidal implants will improve cattle average daily gains, increasing both live cattle weight and hot carcass weight at the same number of days on feed.
Optimizing Beef Cattle Finishing: Best Practices and Strategies
2024年3月23日 · Finishing cattle involves feeding operations that grow steers and heifers to an appropriate slaughter weight, with diet being a key factor differentiating grass-finished from grain-finished beef. Local marketing initiatives can cater to niche consumers preferring grass-finished beef, yet these may demand premium prices due to slower growth ...
Nutritional Strategies for Receiving and Feeding Early-Weaned Calves …
2022年9月21日 · Research at The Ohio State University has shown that feed intake on stressed calves is severely reduced during the first week. Therefore, receiving diets for calves should be approximately 16-18% crude protein, on a dry matter basis, for the first seven days.