Montgomery, Sean P.Sindt, J.J.Farran, T.B.LaBrune, H.J.Hunter, R.D.Higgins, James J.Nutsch, T.A.Drouillard, James S.2010-08-232010-08-232010-08-23http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4665Three hundred twenty-eight crossbred beef steers previously fed high-concentrate growing diets had ad libitum access to one of two transition diets prior to initiation of the finishing phase. Transition diets consisted of 58% steam-flaked corn and 30% alfalfa hay or of 23% steamflaked corn and 65% alfalfa hay (DM basis). Average daily gains, dry matter intakes, and feed efficiencies during the transition phase were greater for steers fed the high-grain diet than for steers fed the high-roughage diet (P<.01). This resulted in heavier carcass weights at the end of the subsequent finishing phase for steers fed the high-grain transition diet (P<.05). Average daily gains and feed efficiencies in the finishing phase were not affected by the type of diet fed during the transition phase (P>.20).BeefTransition DietGrainRoughageFinishing cattleConference paper