Effects of Optaflexx alone or in combination with BoVantage on the performance and carcass merit of finishing heifers

Authors

James S. Drouillard
Cadra L. Van Bibber-Krueger
K. A. Miller

Keywords

Cattlemen's Day, 2014; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 14-262-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 1101; Beef Cattle Research, 2014 is known as Cattlemen's Day, 2014; Optaflexx; BoVantage; Beef; Carcass traits; Diet

Abstract

Beta agonists, including Optaflexx (Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, IN), are now routinely fed to finishing cattle as a means of increasing carcass weight and efficiency of carcass weight gain during the final 20 to 42 days on feed. BoVantage, a product recently introduced by Kent Nutrition Group (Muscatine, IA) for use in feedlot cattle, has been observed to improve efficiency of gain late in the finishing phase. This study was conducted to determine if the actions of BoVantage and Optaflexx are synergistic.

Recommended Citation

Drouillard, James S.; Van Bibber-Krueger, Cadra L.; and Miller, K. A. (2014) "Effects of Optaflexx alone or in combination with BoVantage on the performance and carcass merit of finishing heifers," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.1467