Bcompton53
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I've got two steers, an angus and a shorthorn cross, that we are feeding out for personal consumption and to sell some meat as well. They are actually at my inlaws place, who aren't really cattle people, but who are feeding them.
I am managing remotely, which is a pain, but I'm trying to figure up a finishing ration. They are about 750 pounds now, so I've got another month or so to figure it out. Since 500 pounds I've had them on a 14% protein mix of whole corn and SBM, at about 1% of body weight. So they are bunk broke, and been eating well. They are also on brome pasture.
Would just using the same whole corn and SBM plus Dical and minerals be ok for finishing? Or would I really benefit from using something like medicated steakmaker 40-20 as the supplement instead of the SBM? They will be on free choice brome hay over the winter also.
Thoughts? And again, simple is better in this case, as I'm instructing remotely.
Also, a side note, the last beef (angus) we bought from a local farmer who finished on corn/steakmaker. The inlaws have it in their head that the beef tasted bitter. I ate the same meat and never noticed anything. Has anyone heard of this? I told them they are crazy, but they are so adamant that they have decided to sell their portion of the steer that we are finishing and just buy beef from the store. :?: :bang:
I am managing remotely, which is a pain, but I'm trying to figure up a finishing ration. They are about 750 pounds now, so I've got another month or so to figure it out. Since 500 pounds I've had them on a 14% protein mix of whole corn and SBM, at about 1% of body weight. So they are bunk broke, and been eating well. They are also on brome pasture.
Would just using the same whole corn and SBM plus Dical and minerals be ok for finishing? Or would I really benefit from using something like medicated steakmaker 40-20 as the supplement instead of the SBM? They will be on free choice brome hay over the winter also.
Thoughts? And again, simple is better in this case, as I'm instructing remotely.
Also, a side note, the last beef (angus) we bought from a local farmer who finished on corn/steakmaker. The inlaws have it in their head that the beef tasted bitter. I ate the same meat and never noticed anything. Has anyone heard of this? I told them they are crazy, but they are so adamant that they have decided to sell their portion of the steer that we are finishing and just buy beef from the store. :?: :bang: