Dietary fat and calcium level effect on feedlot performance and carcass merit in steers (1989)

Authors

B. Bock
Robert T. Brandt Jr.
D.L. Harmon

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; Fat; Performance; Carcass Merit; Steers; Calcium

Abstract

Feeding fat increased feed intake and average daily gain, but feed efficiency was not affected. Feeding high levels of calcium (.9%) had no overall effect, but may tend to increase intake when fed with diets that contain primarily vegetable fat or highly unsaturated fat products.

Recommended Citation

Bock, B.; Brandt, Robert T. Jr.; and Harmon, D.L. (1989) "Dietary fat and calcium level effect on feedlot performance and carcass merit in steers (1989)," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2298