Performance and carcass characteristics of yearling steers and heifers fed Agrado™ throughout the finishing period

Authors

J.J. Sindt
B. Dicke
T.J. Klopfenstein
L. Borck
James S. Drouillard

Keywords

Cattlemen's Day, 2003; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 03-272-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 908; Beef; Performance; Carcass characteristics; Steers; Heifers; Agrado™

Abstract

A finishing experiment was conducted at a commercial feedlot facility in Larned, Kansas, using 3,295 yearling steers and heifers to evaluate effects of Agrado™ addition to finishing diets. Agrado (ethoxyquin) is a dietary anti-oxidant that protects against oxidative loss of critical vitamins and prevents rancidity and unpalatable odors. Supplementing finishing diets of yearling steers and heifers with 150 ppm Agrado had no measurable effects on growth performance or carcass characteristics.

Recommended Citation

Sindt, J.J.; Dicke, B.; Klopfenstein, T.J.; Borck, L.; and Drouillard, James S. (2003) "Performance and carcass characteristics of yearling steers and heifers fed Agrado™ throughout the finishing period," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.1689