Abstract
With increasing feed costs, producers may be able to utilize forage resources to help cattle gain weight before entering a high-concentrate finishing phase. In theory, heavy stocker cattle need less time on feed before slaughter compared to lighter weight cattle; however, research determining the impact of a short feeding system on product quality is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of a shortened, high-concentrate feeding period on carcass characteristics and meat quality traits of heavy yearling stocker cattle.
Keywords: Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 11-171-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 1047, Cattlemen's Day, 2011, Beef, Stocker cattle, Carcass characteristics, Performance, Dried distillers grains
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Stickel, A., Houser, T. A., Olson, K. C., Gerlach, B., Goehring, B., Pacheco, A., Macek, M., Parsons, G., Miller, K., Thompson, L. & James, S., (2011) “Increasing days on feed for heavy short-fed yearling stocker cattle improves carcass characteristics”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(1), 69-72. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2924
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