Stocking rate and supplementation of steers grazing
bluestem pasture in early summer

Stocking rate and supplementation of steers grazing bluestem pasture in early summer

Smith, E.F.; Graber, R.W.; Riley, J.; Owensby, C.; Schalles, R.R.

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Publication Date: 1985

Conference: Cattlemen's Day, 1985, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, February, 1985
Starting Page: 5, Ending Page: 7
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

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Abstract:

Native bluestem pastures were grazed from May 8 to July 18, 1984 by steers with an average beginning weight of 553 lb, at stocking rates of 1.7, 1.5, and 1.25 acres per steer. Gains per acre were higher (P<.01) with increased stocking rate (97, 111, 132 lb/acre). Daily gains were similar for the three stocking rates (2.34, 2.35, 2.36 lb/day). Daily supplementation with about 1.5 lb sorghum grain plus Rumensin® per head significantly increased gains.

Keywords: Beef; Stocking rate; Steers; Bluestem

URL for this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6866

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