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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1840072" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>I would guess any "cover crop" (any green growing plant) should have ample protein???</p><p></p><p>Murry - I'm getting over 3# gain, so my steers would be huge if I waited that long. Right now they are 12-13 months old averaging about 1250-1300#. They would be around 1800# at 18 months old - if fed out like I feed. There is no reason to ever get one that big. Our steaks barely fit on a dinner plate now! Also, mine are "finished" Choice when we hang them. I'm not trying to raise fat! LOL</p><p>Actually, that is an exaggeration. They wouldn't keep putting on 3#/day on the same ration because they would reach growth peak and be laying on lots of fat. Fat does not weigh as much as muscle.</p><p>If you can "finish" a steer in 12 months to Choice hanging a 750# HCW, why put more time and money into him?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1840072, member: 968"] I would guess any "cover crop" (any green growing plant) should have ample protein??? Murry - I'm getting over 3# gain, so my steers would be huge if I waited that long. Right now they are 12-13 months old averaging about 1250-1300#. They would be around 1800# at 18 months old - if fed out like I feed. There is no reason to ever get one that big. Our steaks barely fit on a dinner plate now! Also, mine are "finished" Choice when we hang them. I'm not trying to raise fat! LOL Actually, that is an exaggeration. They wouldn't keep putting on 3#/day on the same ration because they would reach growth peak and be laying on lots of fat. Fat does not weigh as much as muscle. If you can "finish" a steer in 12 months to Choice hanging a 750# HCW, why put more time and money into him? [/QUOTE]
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