The effect of feeding different levels of Aureomycin® in a mineral mixture to stocker cattle grazing native grass
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2010-09-15T16:35:23Z
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Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
Abstract
Two hundred and forty-three mixed breed steers were allotted to four treatments with two pastures per treatment. Treatments consisted of a free-choice mineral supplement alone or with Aureomycin® added to provide 150, 300, or 450 mg/hd/day. Gain was similar for all four treatments. The percentage of cattle with eye problems was reduced in pastures where 150 and 450 mg of Aureomycin were consumed daily; however, the incidence in the 300 mg/hd/day group was as high as in the control group.
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Beef, Aureomycin®, Antibiotic, Mineral, Chlortetracycline, Native grass, Stocker cattle
