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<blockquote data-quote="ROB" data-source="post: 566632" data-attributes="member: 3467"><p>feeding 100# per day for 8 seven hundred pounders is about 1.78% bodyweight. full feed should be near 2% body wt., so right now you would need to work them on up to 14 lbs./day (112 lbs total). i'd probably add a little bean meal to the ration to get it up to about 14% (if its not there already). as they're growing and gaining, adjust the protein level back and increase the feed, keeping them at 2 to 2.5% bodyweight. at 700 pounds, they're frame and muscle should be growing - don't skimp on the protein. once they've gotten up to 850 to 900 lbs then you can throttle back the protein and work on the fat cover. to be sure your feeding them enough, throw a little extra grain in the trough once every few days. if they don't quite clean it all up - you know your about right. </p><p></p><p>for my fats - i figure 3.5lbs/day gain. at that rate you should finish out in about 180 days, and they'll be eating close to 35 lbs./day / per hd.</p><p></p><p>ROB</p><p></p><p>edited: i thought it read 7 steers instead of 8</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ROB, post: 566632, member: 3467"] feeding 100# per day for 8 seven hundred pounders is about 1.78% bodyweight. full feed should be near 2% body wt., so right now you would need to work them on up to 14 lbs./day (112 lbs total). i'd probably add a little bean meal to the ration to get it up to about 14% (if its not there already). as they're growing and gaining, adjust the protein level back and increase the feed, keeping them at 2 to 2.5% bodyweight. at 700 pounds, they're frame and muscle should be growing - don't skimp on the protein. once they've gotten up to 850 to 900 lbs then you can throttle back the protein and work on the fat cover. to be sure your feeding them enough, throw a little extra grain in the trough once every few days. if they don't quite clean it all up - you know your about right. for my fats - i figure 3.5lbs/day gain. at that rate you should finish out in about 180 days, and they'll be eating close to 35 lbs./day / per hd. ROB edited: i thought it read 7 steers instead of 8 [/QUOTE]
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