Abstract
Three hundred twenty-eight crossbred beef steers previously fed high-concentrate growing diets had ad libitum access to one of two transition diets prior to initiation of the finishing phase. Transition diets consisted of 58% steam-flaked corn and 30% alfalfa hay or of 23% steamflaked corn and 65% alfalfa hay (DM basis). Average daily gains, dry matter intakes, and feed efficiencies during the transition phase were greater for steers fed the high-grain diet than for steers fed the high-roughage diet (P.20).
Keywords: Cattlemen's Day, 2000, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 00-287-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 850, Beef, Transition Diet, Grain, Roughage, Finishing cattle
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Montgomery, S. P., Sindt, J., Farran, T., LaBrune, H., Hunter, R., Higgins, J. J., Nutsch, T. & Drouillard, J. S., (2000) “Effects of high-grain or high-roughage transition diets on finishing performance of cattle previously fed high-concentrate growing diets”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(1), 54-56. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.1798
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