Abstract

Two hundred and forty-three mixed breed steers were allotted to four treatments with two pastures per treatment. Treatments consisted of a free-choice mineral supplement alone or with Aureomycin® added to provide 150, 300, or 450 mg/hd/day. Gain was similar for all four treatments. The percentage of cattle with eye problems was reduced in pastures where 150 and 450 mg of Aureomycin were consumed daily; however, the incidence in the 300 mg/hd/day group was as high as in the control group.

Keywords: Cattlemen's Day, 1994, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 94-373-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 704, Beef, Aureomycin®, Antibiotic, Mineral, Chlortetracycline, Native grass, Stocker cattle

How to Cite:

Brazle, F., (1994) “The effect of feeding different levels of Aureomycin® in a mineral mixture to stocker cattle grazing native grass”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(1), 52-53. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2058