Farran, T.B.Hunter, R.D.Montgomery, Sean P.Sindt, J.J.Blasi, Dale A.Drouillard, James S.2010-08-062010-08-062010-08-06http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4562One 28-day receiving experiment was conducted using 625 exotic × British cross heifers to evaluate growth performance and morbidity on receiving diets that contained either alfalfa hay or a pellet composed of 65% cottonseed hulls and 35% cottonseed meal as the roughage source. Heifers fed the cotton byproduct pellet consumed more feed (P<0.01) but tended to be less efficient than those fed alfalfa hay. Daily gain was comparable between diets (P>0.05), and the percentages of heifers diagnosed, treated, or retreated for respiratory disease were similar.BeefCottonseed hullsReceiving cattleHealthConference paper