Fattening heifers for the summer or early fall market, 1947-48.

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Fattening heifers for the summer or early fall market, 1947-48.

Pickett, A.G.; Smith, E.F.
Eight lots of heifers are being used in the current test. All eight lots

have been wintered on a daily ration of 20 pounds Atlas sorgo silage, full

access to prairie hay in racks, and 8 protein supplement. Dehydrated brome

grass and dehydrated alfalfa pellets and a combination of dehydrated brome

grass and cottonseed meal were compared with the standard oil seed meals and

with mustard seed meal. In addition to the above ration, lots 1 to 5 inclusive

received 2 pounds ground shell corn.

Keywords: Beef; Heifers; Market; Brome grass
Conference: 35th Annual Livestock Feeders’ Day. Kansas State College, Manhattan, KS, May 1, 1948
Starting Page: 13, Ending Page: 17
Publisher: Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station
Date: 1948
Conference paper
Record URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/13432
 

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