Is my beef finished?

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I asked this elsewhere, but could you not feed them up however you want, then put them on grass the last 60 days if you prefer grass finished ?
 
Stocker Steve said:
Stickney94 I've had my best luck balancing around 15-17 lbs of corn with all the hay they can eat (no implants said:
Best how?
Seems a bit low in corn?

If I had a TMR I'm sure I could go a higher grain ration. I've fed higher corn rations and felt like I was really pushing the boundaries in terms of the animals health. The 15-17 lbs of corn along with baleage (and corn stalks for bedding which they seem to eat about 2/3rds of) seems to work pretty closely to the higher grain ration.

Again, I'm feeding without antibiotics, ionosphores. I really like the baleage. I believe you asked in another thread. Not only is it nice to have the hay put up quickly and in good quality and has less waste when feeding, but I think it does a nice job finishing the animal.
 

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