Abstract

The comparative growth-promoting value of Compudose, Ralgro, Ralgro + Ralgro reimplant, and Synovex-C + Synovex-C reimplant was evaluated on five Kansas ranches with 674 suckling steer calves in seven trials conducted during 1982 and 1983. The Ralgro + Ralgro reimplant program increased gain significantly (P<.05) over controls, with an average improvement of 3.9%. Either a single Ralgro or Compudose implant at branding increased gain about 2.6%. Implanting with Synovex-C produced 1% improvement in gain.

Keywords: Cattlemen's Day, 1984, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 84-300-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 448, Beef, Implants, Gain, Growth

How to Cite:

Simms, D. & Schalles, R., (1984) “Comparison of Compudose®, Ralgro® and Synovex-C® for suckling steer calves”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(1), 80-82. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2501