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Developing a young bull; feed
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<blockquote data-quote="Northern Rancher" data-source="post: 638150" data-attributes="member: 5898"><p>Last I checked cattle were ruminants-one getting fat on forage isn't near the same as getting one fat on grain. If you want to check for feedlot performance feed a sire group of steers out don't cook a bunch of bull calves. Cattle that are bred to do well on forage do very well in the feedlot the reverse isn't always true. We finish the majority of our calves but the main thing affecting profitability is the doing ability of the cowherd-the factory had better be able to run cheap. A fat bull that gained well on the BIF ration tells me nothing really about how his daughters will perform on grass and hay-A moderate ration can still separate the men from the boys without compromising their future usefullness.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Northern Rancher, post: 638150, member: 5898"] Last I checked cattle were ruminants-one getting fat on forage isn't near the same as getting one fat on grain. If you want to check for feedlot performance feed a sire group of steers out don't cook a bunch of bull calves. Cattle that are bred to do well on forage do very well in the feedlot the reverse isn't always true. We finish the majority of our calves but the main thing affecting profitability is the doing ability of the cowherd-the factory had better be able to run cheap. A fat bull that gained well on the BIF ration tells me nothing really about how his daughters will perform on grass and hay-A moderate ration can still separate the men from the boys without compromising their future usefullness. [/QUOTE]
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