Montgomery, Sean P.Sindt, J.J.Farran, T.B.Pike, N.J.Coetzer, C.M.LaBrune, H.J.Trater, A.M.Hunter, R.D.Stock, R.A.Drouillard, James S.2010-08-062010-08-062010-08-06http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4563Three hundred thirty-nine crossbred beef heifers were used in a 74-day finishing study to evaluate effects of adding 0.5% urea to finishing diets containing steam-flaked corn and 34% (dry basis) Sweet Bran® wet corn gluten feed (WCGF). Diets were fed once daily ad libitum. Urea addition tended (P<0.06) to increase finishing average daily gain, to improve (P<0.12) feed efficiency, and to increase (P<0.06) fat thickness. Heifers fed urea had a lower percentage (P<0.03) of carcasses grading USDA Choice. This study suggests that finishing diets containing a combination of steam-flaked corn and WCGF may benefit from addition of urea as a source of supplemental ruminally available nitrogen.BeefWet corn gluten feedUreaFinishingConference paper