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<blockquote data-quote="MLFuller" data-source="post: 1654693" data-attributes="member: 34793"><p>We target 3.00 to 3.25 ADG on our bulls and that is what we feed for. We want them to grow and express their potential without getting fat or causing foot issues. Wherever you get your feed from should have a nutritionist or someone that can recommend a feed for developing bull(s) and how much to feed for each pound of gain. We weigh probably once a month to make sure they are gaining what we expect them to gain. If not, we adjust the amount of feed (if they are gaining more than expected, we might lower it) or change the ration (if they aren't eating it or getting too fat). We like a lot of roughage in the feed (cottonseed hulls, etc.) as we don't want the feed too "hot" and the bulls tend to enjoy the roughage.</p><p></p><p>One other thing is depending on what your cows eat during breeding season, it helps to let the bull get use to that a month or two before turn out (if it is just the pasture, or cubes, etc.). I don't like the bull going from sitting in a pen eating grain and hay to the pasture. Like to work him into it to let him "harden" up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MLFuller, post: 1654693, member: 34793"] We target 3.00 to 3.25 ADG on our bulls and that is what we feed for. We want them to grow and express their potential without getting fat or causing foot issues. Wherever you get your feed from should have a nutritionist or someone that can recommend a feed for developing bull(s) and how much to feed for each pound of gain. We weigh probably once a month to make sure they are gaining what we expect them to gain. If not, we adjust the amount of feed (if they are gaining more than expected, we might lower it) or change the ration (if they aren't eating it or getting too fat). We like a lot of roughage in the feed (cottonseed hulls, etc.) as we don't want the feed too "hot" and the bulls tend to enjoy the roughage. One other thing is depending on what your cows eat during breeding season, it helps to let the bull get use to that a month or two before turn out (if it is just the pasture, or cubes, etc.). I don't like the bull going from sitting in a pen eating grain and hay to the pasture. Like to work him into it to let him "harden" up. [/QUOTE]
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