Effects of Next Enhance® Concentrations in Finishing Diets on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Yearling Feedlot Cattle

Authors

Curtis J. Bittner, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Galen E. Erickson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Karla H. Jenkins Jenkins, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Matt K. Luebbe, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Martin A. Andersen, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Geoff I. Zanton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

2015

Citation

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

Comments

Copyright © 2015 University of Nebraska.

Abstract

A feedlot study evaluated the effects of NEXT ENHANCE® 300 (NEXT) essential oil concentration in finishing diets containing Rumensin® and Tylan® on yearling steer performance and carcass characteristics. Treatments consisted of 0, 15, 30, or 45 gram per ton of NEXT. Increasing NEXT concentration in the diet had no effect on DMI, ADG, or F:G. These data suggest that feeding increasing concentrations of NEXT had little impact on feedlot performance of large yearling steers.