The effect of feeding different levels of Aureomycin® in a mineral mixture to stocker cattle grazing native grass

Authors

F.K. Brazle

Keywords

Cattlemen's Day, 1994; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 94-373-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 704; Beef; Aureomycin®; Antibiotic; Mineral; Chlortetracycline; Native grass; Stocker cattle

Abstract

Two hundred and forty-three mixed breed steers were allotted to four treatments with two pastures per treatment. Treatments consisted of a free-choice mineral supplement alone or with Aureomycin® added to provide 150, 300, or 450 mg/hd/day. Gain was similar for all four treatments. The percentage of cattle with eye problems was reduced in pastures where 150 and 450 mg of Aureomycin were consumed daily; however, the incidence in the 300 mg/hd/day group was as high as in the control group.

Recommended Citation

Brazle, F.K. (1994) "The effect of feeding different levels of Aureomycin® in a mineral mixture to stocker cattle grazing native grass," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2058