United States Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Research Service, Lincoln, Nebraska
Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports
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Date of this Version
1985
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Studies quantifying the differences between bulls and steers have generally shown that bulls gain more rapidly and more efficiently than steers and produce leaner carcasses. The average of these studies gave bulls a 17 percent advantage in average daily gain and a 13 percent advantage in converting feed to liveweight gain. Feed efficiencies reported in these studies were determined on animals fed to similar ages or weights. The effects of sex condition on feed efficiency of animals fed to a similar fat composition or marbling endpoint needs to be examined.
Comments
Published in Beef Research Program Progress Report (1985) No. 2: 56-58