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J. Anim Sci. 1980. 50:394-404.
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Effect of Feeding System on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Yearling Steers, Steer Calves and Heifer Calves1

M. L. Danner2, D. G. Fox3 and J. R. Black4

Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824

Abstract

Three types of cattle (Angus x Hereford yearling steers, Charolais x British breed steer calves and Hereford heifer calves) were evaluated for their response to different feeding systems utilizing high moisture corn, corn silage and soybean meal as major feed ingredients. Feeding systems for steers included: A = 85% concentrate; B = 40% concentrate; C = two phase, with switch from all corn silage to 85% concentrate in the middle of the feeding period; D = same as C except switch occurred late in the feeding period; E = all corn silage continuously. Heifer diets consisted of the following ratios of corn silage to concentrate: low energy = 89:11; medium energy = 67:33; and high energy =100 fed at a moderate (10.9% for low energy and medium energy, and 11.7% for high energy) and high (13.8%) crude protein level. Treatments within each experiment were terminated at approximately the same final weight. Increasing percentage corn added to the total diet increased ADG in most comparisons. Adjusted to a constant carcass weight, increasing dietary energy increased fat thickness and reduced percentage retail product with no effect on quality grade in yearling steers and heifer calves. In Charolais cross-steer calves, increasing energy level increased quality grade with no effect on yield grade or percentage retail product. Energetic efficiency slightly favored system C in yearling steers while steer calves maximized efficiency on A. Hereford heifers were the most energetically efficient on medium energy diets.

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1 Michigan Agr. Exp. Sta. Journal Article No. 8867.

2 Dept. of Anim. Husbandry, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing.

3 Permanent address: Dept. of Anim. Sci., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY.

4 Dept. of Agr. Economics, Michigan State Univ., East Lansing.






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