Summer Rations for Fattening Steers (Classic Reprint)

Roscoe R. Snapp

ISBN 10: 0332236927 / ISBN 13: 9780332236926

Published by FB&C LTD, 2018

About this Item

Zustand: Hervorragend | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Summer Rations for Fattening Steers (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: FB&C LTD
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0332236927
• ISBN 13: 9780332236926
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Hervorragend
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

About this title

Synopsis

Explore practical, field-tested cattle feeding insights from a 140-day study.

This nonfiction work details how different pasture and dry-lot rations affected daily intake, weight gain, and overall efficiency in fattening steers. It highlights real-world benchmarks for feed use, pasture value, and economic considerations to help farmers plan effective rations.

In these pages you’ll follow a controlled test of four feeding strategies, including blue-grass pasture, sweet clover pasture, alfalfa hay, and corn silage. The report covers feed consumption, weight gains, and the influence of pasture on milk-like production in hogs kept with the cattle. You’ll also see how weather, shade, and pasture quality impacted results, and how protein and energy balance played into outcomes.
What you’ll experience

• Side-by-side comparisons of pasture vs. dry-lot feeding and how each affected feed efficiency.
• Details on how different forages and supplements influenced gains and daily intake.
• Practical notes on evaluating pasture replacement value and budgeting for fattening operations.
• Guidance on planning feeds and estimating costs before starting a cattle-feeding venture.

Ideal for readers of farm extension bulletins, cattle producers, and those evaluating forage-based fattening strategies.