Single vs. reimplant programs for finishing steers

Single vs. reimplant programs for finishing steers

Riley, J.; Pope, R.

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Publication Date: 1984

Conference: Cattlemen's Day, 1984, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March 2, 1984
Starting Page: 89, Ending Page: 90
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

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Abstract:

Finishing yearling beef steers were used to compare various implant programs in a 167-day trial. All implant programs increased daily gain ranging from 6.6 to 25.4% over non-implanted controls and improved feed efficiency ranging from .5 to 13.9%. Steers implanted with Ralgro® initially and reimplanted 75 days later with Synovex-S gained the fastest and most

Keywords: Beef; Implant; Gain

URL for this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6941

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