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I was listening to Superior Auction. The auctioneer would say "feed per pound of gain." What does this mean and if it means just what it says how do you go about figuring it.
randiliana":7b8gspgm said:It will vary by the type of feed fed, and the type of cattle. Some feeds put weight on faster than others, and some cattle gain weight faster than others.
gallowaygirl":af3rj7lv said:Not to stir up any trouble regarding feed efficiency, but the Olds College "Steer a Year" (which tracks ADG-average daily gain and feed per pound of gain) results for 2008-2009 are pretty interesting!
http://www.oldscollege.ca/say/pdf/January2009_000.pdf
Aaron":46mbm5jy said:8:1 - Average (Limousin)
6:1 - Very Good (Charolais)
4:1 - Excellent (Angus)
2:1 - Fantastic (Hereford)
Enjoy :cowboy:
dcara":2bmkq78x said:Aaron":2bmkq78x said:8:1 - Average (Limousin)
6:1 - Very Good (Charolais)
4:1 - Excellent (Angus)
2:1 - Fantastic (Hereford)
Enjoy :cowboy:
I don't think I have ever heard of a 2:1 conversion gain/feed efficiency (FE). Here's an article with some recent Hereford data showing FE to be between 5 and 6 lbs of feed per lb of gain.
There are many other variables that affect FE also such as temperature and environment, initial weight/size, type of feed, non-feed intake (hay or grazing), breed (as Aron mentioned) etc.
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Cattle_Bre ... tID=259581