Effects of Rumensin® ruminal delivery devices in grazing cattle on subsequent feedlot performance

Authors

Jack G. Riley
B. Cochran
Ronald V. Pope

Keywords

Cattlemen's Day, 1987; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 87-309-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 514; Beef; Rumensin®; Ruminal; Feedlot performance

Abstract

Rumensin® Ruminal Delivery Devices put in place 76 days prior to steers entering a feedlot resulted in an average reduction in daily dry matter intake of 3.6% and a small 1.8% increase in daily gain during a controlled 28-day feeding phase. All steers were fed an 85% concentrate feedlot diet fortified with 30g/ton of Rumensin® and 10 g/ton of tylan®.

Recommended Citation

Riley, Jack G.; Cochran, B.; and Pope, Ronald V. (1987) "Effects of Rumensin® ruminal delivery devices in grazing cattle on subsequent feedlot performance," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2374