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<blockquote data-quote="Son of Butch" data-source="post: 1756820" data-attributes="member: 14585"><p>The quality of oats matter, but generally replacing up to 1/3 of the corn in a ration with oats = no significant difference in weight gain.</p><p></p><p>In 2020 Bill Couser of Couser Cattle Company in Iowa did a feed trial replacing 22% of corn with oats and found no significant difference in body weights, animal performance or carcass quality. However at 2020 prices he found using oats cost him double per pound of corn replaced.</p><p></p><p>Oats is graded on pounds per bushel</p><p>usda #1 oats 36+ lbs per bushel and 72% TDN</p><p>usda #2 oats 33-36 lbs and 69% TDN</p><p>light weight oats under 32 lbs 66% TDN</p><p></p><p>Historically oats averages 12.5% protein</p><p>but newer high yielding oat varieties have a hard time breaking 10% protein</p><p></p><p>Oats is a grain and all grains can cause acidosis.</p><p>Cattle under 10 months of age chew their food and perform well on whole oats.</p><p>But because of small kernel size, feeding whole oats after 10 months of age resulted in a 5% reduction in performance in feed trials.</p><p></p><p>So to answer your question Jeanne, unless you're feeding your cows whole oats instead of grinding or rolling it, there is no difference from corn.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Son of Butch, post: 1756820, member: 14585"] The quality of oats matter, but generally replacing up to 1/3 of the corn in a ration with oats = no significant difference in weight gain. In 2020 Bill Couser of Couser Cattle Company in Iowa did a feed trial replacing 22% of corn with oats and found no significant difference in body weights, animal performance or carcass quality. However at 2020 prices he found using oats cost him double per pound of corn replaced. Oats is graded on pounds per bushel usda #1 oats 36+ lbs per bushel and 72% TDN usda #2 oats 33-36 lbs and 69% TDN light weight oats under 32 lbs 66% TDN Historically oats averages 12.5% protein but newer high yielding oat varieties have a hard time breaking 10% protein Oats is a grain and all grains can cause acidosis. Cattle under 10 months of age chew their food and perform well on whole oats. But because of small kernel size, feeding whole oats after 10 months of age resulted in a 5% reduction in performance in feed trials. So to answer your question Jeanne, unless you're feeding your cows whole oats instead of grinding or rolling it, there is no difference from corn. [/QUOTE]
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