South Dakota Beef Report, 1986
Document Type
Report
Report Number
86-10
Publication Date
1986
Keywords
antibiotics, adaptation, beef calves
Summary
Four medication schemes for adapting stressed feeder calves t o the feedlot were evaluated in a 110-day trial. A total of 160 Hereford, Angus and Hereford x Angus steers (544 lb.) were fed a high-corn silage diet supplemented with the following medications: (1) nonmedicated control, (2) chlortetracyclinesulfamethazine (350 mg/steer of each compound for 28 days, (3) oxytetracycline (2 g/steer) for 10 days, then 1 g/steer for 4 days) and (4) oxytetracycline (2 g/steer for 14 days). Average daily gain, dry matter consumption and feed conversion were similar (P>.05) for calves in all treatments. None of the steers required additional medication during the trial.
Number of Pages
5
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © 1986 South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Luther, Richard M., "Effect of Antibiotics in Adaptation of Growing Beef Calves to the Feedlot" (1986). South Dakota Beef Report, 1986. 11.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_beefreport_1986/11