Association between aggressive behaviour and high-energy feeding level in beef cattle

Limit Feeding Beef Cattle

(allowed to eat according to appetite). Generally, this allows for maximum performance because energy consumed above the maintenance requirement is available for gain. However, recent work suggests that limit-fed animals may have better feed efficiency. This has economic importance in that changes in feed efficiency have three times the impact on cost of gain as an equal change in rate of gain....

Supplementary Feeding of Grazing Beef Cattle

Some 60% of Australia% beef cattle are located in the tropics and subtropics, grazing, in general native pastures of low digestibility and N content. Production per head is low, as also are reproductive rates. The nutritional problem centres around the low contents of phosphorus, sulphur and nitrogen in pastures from June to December. This paper discusses responses in breeding cattle to supplem...

Feeding Broiler Litter to Beef Cattle

an annual rate of 7 percent since 1986 with 371 million broilers produced in 1994. Broiler litter (mixture of poultry excreta, bedding material, wasted feed and feathers) is usually removed from the poultry houses on an annual basis. Because of its high nutrient content, poultry litter is usually applied to agricultural land as fertilizer with an economic value of $20 to $30/ton. Broiler litter...

BEEF CATTLE NUTRITION SYMPOSIUM: Feeding Holstein steers.

The limited supply of beef cattle is one of the greatest challenges facing the beef industry globally and is a factor reflected in the annual decline in fed cattle harvest. Calf-fed Holsteins (CFH) represent an opportunity to fill the void in beef cattle supply; however, because of the differences that exist compared with beef cattle, a science based approach is required to optimize production ...

Composition and Feeding Value for Beef and Dairy Cattle