Single vs. reimplant programs for finishing steers
Date
2010-12-14
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Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
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
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Beef, Implant, Gain
