Influence of level of grain supplementation on the performance of intensive-early stocked steers

Authors

R.C. Cochran
E.S. Vanzant
Clenton E. Owensby

Keywords

Cattlemen's Day, 1989; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 89-567-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 567; Beef; Grain supplementation; Stocker steers; Performance

Abstract

Two levels of sorghum grain supplementation (2 or 4 lb/day) for"¢steers in an intensive-early stocking program tended to increase average daily gain in direct proportion to increasing supplement level (2.7 and 2.9 lb/day. respectively, compared to 2.5 lb with no supplement). Similarly, grass remaining in the pastures after the cattle were removed on July 15, and at the end of the growing season on October 1, was greater when cattle were supplemented.

Recommended Citation

Cochran, R.C.; Vanzant, E.S.; and Owensby, Clenton E. (1989) "Influence of level of grain supplementation on the performance of intensive-early stocked steers," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2283