Implant Programs for Feedlot Heifers using Synovex® Plus™, Revalor®-H, or Finaplix®-H with MGA

Authors

Casey Macken, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Todd Milton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Bill Dicke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

January 2002

Comments

Published in 2002 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report. Copyright © 2001 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.

Abstract

A commercial feedlot experiment was conducted using 1,558 heifers to evaluate the effects of implant programs on finishing heifers. Implanting with Synovex Plus increased ADG and hot carcass weight compared to heifers implanted with Revalor-H or Finaplix- H and fed MGA. Heifers implanted with either Synovex Plus or Revalor-H had increased DMI compared to heifers implanted with Finaplix-H. Marbling score was influenced by each of the implant treatments, being highest for Finaplix-H followed by Revalor-H and Synovex Plus.