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<blockquote data-quote="Fire Sweep Ranch" data-source="post: 980493" data-attributes="member: 18809"><p>We feed out steers, and eventually get them to a mostly grain diet. Our goal is to get the to weight as quickly as possible, as cheaply as possible, and yield choice or higher. We are currently feeding a Feb steer for our carcass contest, and he is on about 16 pounds of bull ration (it is a cheaper winter feed with ruminsen in it that we are using this winter. Protein 12%, Fat 2.5%, and Fiber 25% ) and free choice fescue hay. As he gains (I would guess he is about 900 pounds right now, our weigh in is not until next month), we up his grain and pull him back on the hay. We will switch his feed to a custom mix we make in the spring and summer. At the end, the steers just get a handful of hay twice a day, enough to keep the rumen going and happy. Bring him up on the grain slowly. If they are given too much grain too fast they will develop stomach problems and will perform poorly from then on. Steers should be fed regularly twice a day. Irregular feeding can also cause stomach distress and permanent stomach damage. </p><p>Steers will eat about 2.75 percent of their body weight every day, so I would up his grain. You said he was around 900 pounds, that means he should be getting 24 pounds of feed (grain and hay combined). Calf mana is not needed if you have access to a good quality beef grain (grower at this point). I would bet his pot belly is from hay, commonly called a hay belly!</p><p></p><p>By the way Jeanne, good looking heifer! What is her breeding? She looks pretty good for not having all the extras in her feed <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fire Sweep Ranch, post: 980493, member: 18809"] We feed out steers, and eventually get them to a mostly grain diet. Our goal is to get the to weight as quickly as possible, as cheaply as possible, and yield choice or higher. We are currently feeding a Feb steer for our carcass contest, and he is on about 16 pounds of bull ration (it is a cheaper winter feed with ruminsen in it that we are using this winter. Protein 12%, Fat 2.5%, and Fiber 25% ) and free choice fescue hay. As he gains (I would guess he is about 900 pounds right now, our weigh in is not until next month), we up his grain and pull him back on the hay. We will switch his feed to a custom mix we make in the spring and summer. At the end, the steers just get a handful of hay twice a day, enough to keep the rumen going and happy. Bring him up on the grain slowly. If they are given too much grain too fast they will develop stomach problems and will perform poorly from then on. Steers should be fed regularly twice a day. Irregular feeding can also cause stomach distress and permanent stomach damage. Steers will eat about 2.75 percent of their body weight every day, so I would up his grain. You said he was around 900 pounds, that means he should be getting 24 pounds of feed (grain and hay combined). Calf mana is not needed if you have access to a good quality beef grain (grower at this point). I would bet his pot belly is from hay, commonly called a hay belly! By the way Jeanne, good looking heifer! What is her breeding? She looks pretty good for not having all the extras in her feed :D [/QUOTE]
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