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<blockquote data-quote="jhambley" data-source="post: 346124" data-attributes="member: 1535"><p>Here is part of an article written by Tom Granznow. It appeared in several magazines including the Kansas Hereford Association Headliner. These numbers were compiled by the Kansas State University Extension Service over a 12 year period of time.</p><p></p><p>"In comparing to the Kansas yard averages, these Hereford and Hereford/English cross cattle have indeed excelled consistently enough to prove the efficiency of the Hereford breed. In total cost of gain, the Hereford steers in 2005 averaged a .475 cost per pound of gain compared to the Kansas Yard Average of .553. The Herefords gained at a 3.59 pound per day clip, with the yard average being 3.29. Feed conversion was the big difference with the Herefords hitting finished weight with a 4.85 pounds of feed per pound of gain and the yard average being 6.16 (dry matter basis). This is a whopping 21% saving in feed consumed. (Kansas Yard Averages supplied by Kansas State University Extension Service)."</p><p></p><p>These cattle fed for 15% less than the yard average, gained better than the yard average, and did it all on 21% less feed. All of the cattle tested made PAR Value or higher on ribeye and muscling for USDA grading.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jhambley, post: 346124, member: 1535"] Here is part of an article written by Tom Granznow. It appeared in several magazines including the Kansas Hereford Association Headliner. These numbers were compiled by the Kansas State University Extension Service over a 12 year period of time. "In comparing to the Kansas yard averages, these Hereford and Hereford/English cross cattle have indeed excelled consistently enough to prove the efficiency of the Hereford breed. In total cost of gain, the Hereford steers in 2005 averaged a .475 cost per pound of gain compared to the Kansas Yard Average of .553. The Herefords gained at a 3.59 pound per day clip, with the yard average being 3.29. Feed conversion was the big difference with the Herefords hitting finished weight with a 4.85 pounds of feed per pound of gain and the yard average being 6.16 (dry matter basis). This is a whopping 21% saving in feed consumed. (Kansas Yard Averages supplied by Kansas State University Extension Service)." These cattle fed for 15% less than the yard average, gained better than the yard average, and did it all on 21% less feed. All of the cattle tested made PAR Value or higher on ribeye and muscling for USDA grading. [/QUOTE]
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