Feedlot performance by steers fed sprout-damaged milo

Feedlot performance by steers fed sprout-damaged milo

Coffey, K.P.; Lomas, L.W.

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Publication Date: 1988

Conference: Cattlemen's Day, 1988, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March, 1988
Starting Page: 101, Ending Page: 102
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

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Abstract:

Forty-eight Charolais crossbred steers were fed sprouted or nonsprouted milo for 139 days in a finishing study. Steers fed sprouted milo (51% sprout damage, 60 lb. per bu.) were 28 lb. heavier (P<.10) and gained 8.4% faster (P<.10) while consuming 2.7% less (P>.10) feed per pound of gain. Sprout damaged milo had no significant (P>.10) effect on carcass characteristics. These data indicate that cattle fed sprouted milo should perform as well or better than those fed nonsprouted milo.

Keywords: Beef; Feedlot performance; Steers; Sprout-damaged milo

URL for this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6538

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