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<blockquote data-quote="MrBilly" data-source="post: 454989" data-attributes="member: 87"><p>We've been finishing a couple dozen per year: for six years. We have used a 13.8% CP ration all along. No ionophore in it since our customers do not want antibiotics, and we also do not implant the calves. We worked with the Univer. of GA. Animal Scientist to develop our ration, which is identical to the one they use for the UGA bull tests, minus the ionophore and the salt. </p><p></p><p>We start real slow a few pounds per day and gradually increase the feed up to 2.5% of body wt over a couple of months and more or less leave them there. I have no formula as to when to increase, if they are doing well for 10 days or more, I will make an increase of about 10%.</p><p></p><p> We usually feed for 5-6 months until finsihed (we start on feed after weaning). In the begining we pushed the feed too fast and caused bloat, luckily the past two years we have not had any. We always keep hay available free choice, this I think is important for rumen function and helps reduce the chance of bloat. The calves are always on good pasture with minerals.</p><p></p><p>We weight monthly and adjust the feed amount accordingly, but once we get to 20 lb/Head/day we pretty much stay with this. </p><p></p><p>Billy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrBilly, post: 454989, member: 87"] We've been finishing a couple dozen per year: for six years. We have used a 13.8% CP ration all along. No ionophore in it since our customers do not want antibiotics, and we also do not implant the calves. We worked with the Univer. of GA. Animal Scientist to develop our ration, which is identical to the one they use for the UGA bull tests, minus the ionophore and the salt. We start real slow a few pounds per day and gradually increase the feed up to 2.5% of body wt over a couple of months and more or less leave them there. I have no formula as to when to increase, if they are doing well for 10 days or more, I will make an increase of about 10%. We usually feed for 5-6 months until finsihed (we start on feed after weaning). In the begining we pushed the feed too fast and caused bloat, luckily the past two years we have not had any. We always keep hay available free choice, this I think is important for rumen function and helps reduce the chance of bloat. The calves are always on good pasture with minerals. We weight monthly and adjust the feed amount accordingly, but once we get to 20 lb/Head/day we pretty much stay with this. Billy [/QUOTE]
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