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<blockquote data-quote="SRBeef" data-source="post: 894886" data-attributes="member: 7509"><p>My ADG for the group I took in last spring off of corn was right around 3.1 lb/day for the period they are on corn. The CD for an acre of 180 bu corn is obviously a lot higher than the 300 number I threw out. I don't want to claim 500.</p><p></p><p>If you look at page 3 of this DeKalb seed corn grazing guide they use 180 CD for western Canada.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.dekalb.ca/Western/Products/Corn/Documents/corn_grazing_guide.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.dekalb.ca/Western/Products/Corn/Documents/corn_grazing_guide.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>That number can be all over the map for many different reasons and in different usage systems. My 300 is just a reasonable number to use for the US Midwest. The key thing is to watch them. My group has pretty much finished the grain in the area open to them now. I am not going to move the wires for a couple days. </p><p></p><p>Today I saw them eating the upper leaves and stalks. That's good for awhile - about like feeding baled stalks or grazing harvested stalks. I will open a bit more fresh corn to them when they get this eaten down some more. </p><p></p><p>I know what acidosis is. I did see some before I started limiting the area available. It has not been a problem with steers introduced in small and controlled areas.</p><p></p><p>3.1 lb per day (from my Cattlemax program) over the last 90 days = 279 lb. The steers pictured above averaged about 800 lb when I weighed them just prior to starting them on corn. They should go to the processor at 1050-1100 lb which is my goal for steers about 13 mo old.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure there are many reasons that can be found that this will not work. That's fine. You can do it your way, I'll do it my way. I am just sharing some of the things I have learned in an effort to find a way to make it work and tweak the system that has been used in Canada for years.</p><p></p><p>Jim</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRBeef, post: 894886, member: 7509"] My ADG for the group I took in last spring off of corn was right around 3.1 lb/day for the period they are on corn. The CD for an acre of 180 bu corn is obviously a lot higher than the 300 number I threw out. I don't want to claim 500. If you look at page 3 of this DeKalb seed corn grazing guide they use 180 CD for western Canada. [url]https://www.dekalb.ca/Western/Products/Corn/Documents/corn_grazing_guide.pdf[/url] That number can be all over the map for many different reasons and in different usage systems. My 300 is just a reasonable number to use for the US Midwest. The key thing is to watch them. My group has pretty much finished the grain in the area open to them now. I am not going to move the wires for a couple days. Today I saw them eating the upper leaves and stalks. That's good for awhile - about like feeding baled stalks or grazing harvested stalks. I will open a bit more fresh corn to them when they get this eaten down some more. I know what acidosis is. I did see some before I started limiting the area available. It has not been a problem with steers introduced in small and controlled areas. 3.1 lb per day (from my Cattlemax program) over the last 90 days = 279 lb. The steers pictured above averaged about 800 lb when I weighed them just prior to starting them on corn. They should go to the processor at 1050-1100 lb which is my goal for steers about 13 mo old. I'm sure there are many reasons that can be found that this will not work. That's fine. You can do it your way, I'll do it my way. I am just sharing some of the things I have learned in an effort to find a way to make it work and tweak the system that has been used in Canada for years. Jim [/QUOTE]
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