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<blockquote data-quote="dcara" data-source="post: 125112" data-attributes="member: 473"><p>Thanks for the input Aaron. I may try that beetpulp thing on one of them Yes, they are pure bred Red Angus. In the past I've targeted a finish weight of 1100 lbs since that was the USDA target (after 180 day feedout). My customers have always been satisfied with the results but I'm always looking to improve and cost reduce. I started using whole shelled corn a couple of years ago after reading a research paper out of OSU which showed better ADG for whole shelled vs. high moisture, cracked, crushed or chopped. The reason is the digestion of whole shell gets shifted to post ruminal where higher energy uptake is better supported. The paper is titled "Corn Processing Method and Phase of Feeding Steers" by D.R. Gill et al. As I previosuly mentioned they are at 9lbs each twice a day. 9lbs of feed is right at 2 gal so I'll start working in the beetpulp to get 2.5 gal then start reducing the oats and see where I end up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dcara, post: 125112, member: 473"] Thanks for the input Aaron. I may try that beetpulp thing on one of them Yes, they are pure bred Red Angus. In the past I've targeted a finish weight of 1100 lbs since that was the USDA target (after 180 day feedout). My customers have always been satisfied with the results but I'm always looking to improve and cost reduce. I started using whole shelled corn a couple of years ago after reading a research paper out of OSU which showed better ADG for whole shelled vs. high moisture, cracked, crushed or chopped. The reason is the digestion of whole shell gets shifted to post ruminal where higher energy uptake is better supported. The paper is titled "Corn Processing Method and Phase of Feeding Steers" by D.R. Gill et al. As I previosuly mentioned they are at 9lbs each twice a day. 9lbs of feed is right at 2 gal so I'll start working in the beetpulp to get 2.5 gal then start reducing the oats and see where I end up. [/QUOTE]
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