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Am. Soc. Anim. Prod. 1927:211-213
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Wintering Steers With and Without Corn Silage Preparatory to Finishing on Grass Without Grain

E. S. Good

University of Kentucky

Abstract

  1. In the first experiment steers which received silage during the winter made 20% larger gain on grass the following summer than those which did not; in the second experiment the silage steers made 66% greater gain on pasture than did the non-silage steers; in the third experiment the silage steers made 20.4% less gain on pasture than the non-silage steers.
  2. The combined winter and summer gains, with the exception of the first experiment, were greater with the steers which received silage during the winter.
  3. In each of the three experiments, the total cost per cwt. gain was less with the steers which received silage during the winter.
  4. In wintering cattle that are to be fattened on pasture without grain the following summer, the second experiment indicates that it is more profitable to use a heavy feed of silage with little or no corn than to allow a heavy feed of corn and a minimum amount of silage.






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