Mineral Composition of Serial Slaughter Holstein Carcasses

Authors

Andrea K. Watson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Trent J. McEvers, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lee-Anne J. Walter Walter, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Nathan D. May, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jacob A. Reed, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
N. Andy Cole, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Ty E. Lawrence, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
James C. MacDonald, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Galen E. Erickson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

ORCID IDs

Andrea K. Watson

Date of this Version

2015

Citation

2015 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report, University of Nebraska—Lincoln Extension, MP101.

Comments

Copyright © 2015 University of Nebraska.

Abstract

Carcasses of 115 Holstein steers were divided into lean, bone, internal cavity, hide, and fat tissues for analysis of P, Ca, K, Mg, and S retention. Every 28 days, five steers from each of two treatments, fed Zilmax for 20 days prior to harvest or not fed Zilmax, were harvested. There were no differences due to treatment or days on feed when mineral retention was expressed as g/100 g of protein gain. Expressing mineral retention relative to protein gain reduced variation due to rate of gain and animal size.