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Fattening Cattle on Pasture

Louisiana State Experiment Station

Abstract

The following table summarizes five years' experimental work in fattening steers on pasture.

Lightweight steers Weighing from 475 to 625 pounds at the beginning of the trials were used. The trials usually began in March and were continued until July. No direct comparison was made with dry lot feeding. However, similar cattle fed to the same degree of finish in winter required 400–500 pounds of concentrates and 300 pounds of dry roughage for every 100 pounds of gain.

Fattening cattle with grain on grass appears, to be a satisfactory method of finishing cattle in southern Louisiana. The heavy rainfall, while producing an abundant growth of grass, makes the curing of hay hazardous, especially in early summer when the clovers are at their best. Summer fattening on grass saves concentrates, and saves much of the labor of feeding; also the cost of making hay and handling manure. On account of the early grazing, it is possible to put on a good light finish such as is desired on the Southern market, by late June or July.