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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 2634"><p>> Give me some thoughts on</p><p>> implanting steers. I have been</p><p>> told it increases gain but have</p><p>> never done this before. Never</p><p>> really believed in steroids but am</p><p>> getting to the point were money is</p><p>> more important to me.</p><p></p><p>We used implants on 4-H market steers when our sons were still in the 4-H program. Our animals were not treated and fed as commercial cattle. They were fed and pampered to be competetive and successful at our county fair. One would quickly lose their shirt if they treated all their cattle like these were treated. While we did see some possible gain using steroids, one thing we found on the animals we butchered for our personal use was that in approximately 50% of the steers, there was extreme liver damage. Don't know for sure if it was from the steroids, additives in the feed, or from something else, but found this interesting enough that I would not consider using steroids on heifers that I planned to keep. I would be interested to know if anyone else has seen anything similar to this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 2634"] > Give me some thoughts on > implanting steers. I have been > told it increases gain but have > never done this before. Never > really believed in steroids but am > getting to the point were money is > more important to me. We used implants on 4-H market steers when our sons were still in the 4-H program. Our animals were not treated and fed as commercial cattle. They were fed and pampered to be competetive and successful at our county fair. One would quickly lose their shirt if they treated all their cattle like these were treated. While we did see some possible gain using steroids, one thing we found on the animals we butchered for our personal use was that in approximately 50% of the steers, there was extreme liver damage. Don't know for sure if it was from the steroids, additives in the feed, or from something else, but found this interesting enough that I would not consider using steroids on heifers that I planned to keep. I would be interested to know if anyone else has seen anything similar to this. [/QUOTE]
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