Influence of supplemental fat and monensin plus tylosin on performance and carcass traits of finishing steers

Influence of supplemental fat and monensin plus tylosin on performance and carcass traits of finishing steers

Brandt, R.T. Jr.; Nagaraja, T.G.; Elliott, J.K.

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Publication Date: 1991

Conference: Cattlemen's Day, 1991, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March 1, 1991
Starting Page: 97, Ending Page: 98
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

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Abstract:

Interactions between supplemental fat (3.5%) and monensin plus tylosin (25 plus 10 g/ton, respectively) on animal performance and carcass traits were evaluated in a 125-d finishing trial. Interactions on feed consumption (P=.07) and feed efficiency (P=.11) suggested that the ionophore response was diminished in the presence of supplemental fat. Steers fed monensin plus tylosin had a lower (P=.005) incidence of liver abscesses whether fat was fed or not, indicating that supplemental fat had no effect on tylosin activity.

Keywords: Beef; Monensin; Tylosin; Fat; Liver abscess; Cattle performance

URL for this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6415

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