Document Type
Report
Report Number
Cattle 82-9
Publication Date
1982
Summary
Previous experiments (CATTLE 81-2) compared Ralgro implanted at the conventional shallow site, about mid-ear between skin and cartilage of the ear, and at an alternate deep site near the base of the ear to Synovex-S for finishing steers. In two experiments, the average improvements in weight gain for Ralgro at the shallow site, the deep site and Synovex-S were 8.3, 11.1 and 12.0%, respectively, over non-implanted controls. Feed efficiency was improved 7.1, 4.8 and 5.6%, respectively, over controls for these implant treatments.
Additional data were considered desirable to include a growing phase as well as a finishing phase using the same implant treatments as in the previous experiments.
Number of Pages
5
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
Department of Animal Science, Agricultural Experiment Station, South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Embry, L. B.; Goetz, M. S.; and Luther, R. M., "Implanting Site for Ralgro Compared to Synovex-S for Growing and Finishing Steers" (1982). South Dakota Cattle Feeders Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1982. 10.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_cattlefeed_1982/10