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Anonymous
i have a similar question as does jessica.
i have someone wanting me to feed out a couple of calves. i have never fed out any, so i am asking for those of you with expericence with this to help me out here.
i want to have good quality beef, but have many questions..
like..
steer or heifer?
some say feed corn and cottonseed meal mix, others say it doesnt matter. all my life i have heard the phrase "corn fed beef".. what feed is best? is wheat good?
what breed? how does a charlois cross do? or a hereford?
i think the size wanted here is to take a 500# calf and feed it out for about 100 days.. if i had to guess, i would think the calf would weight in the range of 700# by then. is this an ideal butchering size?
i know personal perferences come into play, but i dont have one yet and any help i could get will be greatly appreciated..
thanks
gene
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i have someone wanting me to feed out a couple of calves. i have never fed out any, so i am asking for those of you with expericence with this to help me out here.
i want to have good quality beef, but have many questions..
like..
steer or heifer?
some say feed corn and cottonseed meal mix, others say it doesnt matter. all my life i have heard the phrase "corn fed beef".. what feed is best? is wheat good?
what breed? how does a charlois cross do? or a hereford?
i think the size wanted here is to take a 500# calf and feed it out for about 100 days.. if i had to guess, i would think the calf would weight in the range of 700# by then. is this an ideal butchering size?
i know personal perferences come into play, but i dont have one yet and any help i could get will be greatly appreciated..
thanks
gene
[email protected]