Feedlot Closeouts for Holstein Steers
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Feedlot closeout data is an important tool for measuring cattle performance and management practices for cattle production systems. Often, closeouts are quickly scrutinized by feedlot managers and cattle owners for economics and typical performance measurements and then filed. Unfortunately, a plethora of data that is reported in closeout reports is never adequately analyzed. A dichotomy of data often reveals pertinent information that may lead to management changes yielding important economic benefits to the producer.
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