How much rolled barley?

[BIZIN]

I am feeding some yearling bulls to develop them. I want to achieve 3.5lbs/head/day, wondering how much barley I should max them out on to achieve 3.5lbs/head/day with free choice hay if they are currently weighing 600lbs? The rolled barley has added supplement and they get free choice mineral and salt already. I cant find a ration for feeding them barley in pounds anywhere on the web that is more than 2.5lbs/hd/day or isnt a mixed ration. I am feeding them with pails in a trough.

 

[aprille218]

Too much barley can decrease their digestion of roughage. Check out this link http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ansci/beef/as1609.pdf
You will have to mix the barley to get the gain you want .