Programming a Variety of Gains Is Possible by Controlling Intake of a Single High-Energy By-Product-Based Diet Early in the Receiving/Growing Period Without Affecting Efficiency

Authors

T. J. Spore, Kansas State UniversityFollow
S. P. Montgomery, Corn Belt Livestock Services, Papillion, NE
E. C. Titgemeyer, Kansas State University, ManhattanFollow
G. A. Hanzlicek, Kansas State University, ManhattanFollow
Christopher Vahl, Kansas State UniversityFollow
T. G. Nagaraja, Kansas State University, ManhattanFollow
W. R. Hollenbeck, Kansas State University, ManhattanFollow
R. N. Wahl, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KSFollow
Dale Blasi, Kansas State UniversityFollow

Keywords

Stocker cattle, limit-feeding

Abstract

Objective: Analyze the effects on performance when feeding a high-energy by-product-based diet to newly received growing cattle.

Description: A total of 400 Angus × Hereford heifers originating from Montana were used to determine the effects on performance when intake of a high-energy corn by-product-based diet is increased to near ad libitum intake.

The Bottom Line: One high-energy diet based on wet corn gluten feed can be offered to achieve a variety of gains efficiently by only altering the amount of feed offered.

Recommended Citation

Spore, T. J.; Montgomery, S. P.; Titgemeyer, E. C.; Hanzlicek, G. A.; Vahl, Christopher; Nagaraja, T. G.; Hollenbeck, W. R.; Wahl, R. N.; and Blasi, Dale (2018) "Programming a Variety of Gains Is Possible by Controlling Intake of a Single High-Energy By-Product-Based Diet Early in the Receiving/Growing Period Without Affecting Efficiency," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 4: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.7540