Document Type
Report
Report Number
87-4
Publication Date
1987
Keywords
limit feeding, growing programs, corn silage, alfalfa hay
Summary
Limit-fed, high energy (57 Mcal per cwt dry matter) diets were compared to full - fed, Low energy (46 Mcal per cwt dry matter) corn silage and alfalfa hay diets. Feed conversions were 5.68 and 5.78 lb of dry matter per lb of gain for the limit-fed silage and alfalfa diets vs 6.86 and 7.45 lb of dry matter per lb o f gain for the full - fed silage and alfalfa hay diets, respectively. Break-even roughage prices were calculated from feed efficiency and ration cost information. If corn is valued to the bunk at 31.50 per bushel and soybean meal is worth $200 per ton, limit feeding is more economical than full feeding if corn silage and alfalfa hay cost more than 816.73 and $47.70 per ton to the bunk.
Number of Pages
4
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © 1987 South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Wagner, J.J. and Mader, T.L., "Limit-Fed, High Energy Diets for Growing Cattle" (1987). South Dakota Beef Report, 1987. 5.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_beefreport_1987/5