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<blockquote data-quote="Lucky_P" data-source="post: 1601256" data-attributes="member: 12607"><p>I've been implanting the vast majority of steers on our place for nearly 40 years... mostly Ralgro, but some Synovex-C(years ago), and Compudose(for the past couple of years, while Ralgro was unavailable). Not sure I ever saw a noticeable difference between an unimplanted steer and its implanted cohorts... cow performance and birth order during the course of the season probably had greater influence... but I am unwilling to 'leave that money on the table'... given that the calves are on a good plane of nutrition, enhanced weights have been proven over and over. </p><p>I can't speak to implants containing TBA, but have never seen - and never heard - until the claim made in this thread, that implants adversely affect temperament...they shouldn't, as they function primarily by stimulating the pituitary to release extra growth hormone, resulting in increased lean body mass.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lucky_P, post: 1601256, member: 12607"] I've been implanting the vast majority of steers on our place for nearly 40 years... mostly Ralgro, but some Synovex-C(years ago), and Compudose(for the past couple of years, while Ralgro was unavailable). Not sure I ever saw a noticeable difference between an unimplanted steer and its implanted cohorts... cow performance and birth order during the course of the season probably had greater influence... but I am unwilling to 'leave that money on the table'... given that the calves are on a good plane of nutrition, enhanced weights have been proven over and over. I can't speak to implants containing TBA, but have never seen - and never heard - until the claim made in this thread, that implants adversely affect temperament...they shouldn't, as they function primarily by stimulating the pituitary to release extra growth hormone, resulting in increased lean body mass. [/QUOTE]
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