Animal Science, Department of
Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports
Date of this Version
2023
Citation
2023 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report
UNL Beef, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Abstract
Increasing the extent of starch digestibility during finishing could allow producers to improve cattle efficiency. A finishing performance study was conducted to determine the effect of Enogen Feed Corn inclusion as dry-rolled corn and corn silage in comparison to a control corn hybrid within natural and conventional feeding programs for heifers and steers. Cattle in the conventional feeding program received implants and the ration included feed additives, while cattle on the natural program were not implanted and the ration did not contain feed additives. The inclusion of Enogen Feed Corn had no impact on steer or heifer finishing performance. The use of implants and feed additives in the conventional feeding program increased hot carcass weight 12.2% in steers and 7.0% in heifers. When compared to cattle in the natural program, feeding cattle in a conventional program improved feed conversion by 19.4% in steers and 13.0% in heifers.
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