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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1538863" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>I will start by saying I am not a nutritionist, but my husband was and I go by years of his advice/knowledge.</p><p>My calves are about 7-8 months of age when weaned. I start them out at probably less than 1% to get their system switched to a grain diet. They need about a 14% ration at that age, ending up only needing maybe 10%. Supposedly, the bugs in their system changes in 7 days, that is why it is safe to change/add to their diet every week. I build them up to full feed. Some cattle may never eat more than 2% - some lots more. My goal is to butcher (harvest) at 12-13 months old. I only feed fall born calves for meat because during the summer is the only time I have an empty lot with water to feed out any animals. During the winter, ALL lots available to maintain cattle are full.</p><p>So, back to how many days??? They really never got to 3% of just grain. That would be 30# for a 1000# animal. They maxed out at about 15# - 20# of grain. But, they were on grain from May to October - about 5 months. I think you could get cattle to eat more grain during the winter months, but they wouldn't utilize it as well, needing more maintenance requirements. Evidently, they were eating ENOUGH. A 720# to 780# carcass is the right size, and they are easily Choice, and only just past their 1st birthday.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1538863, member: 968"] I will start by saying I am not a nutritionist, but my husband was and I go by years of his advice/knowledge. My calves are about 7-8 months of age when weaned. I start them out at probably less than 1% to get their system switched to a grain diet. They need about a 14% ration at that age, ending up only needing maybe 10%. Supposedly, the bugs in their system changes in 7 days, that is why it is safe to change/add to their diet every week. I build them up to full feed. Some cattle may never eat more than 2% - some lots more. My goal is to butcher (harvest) at 12-13 months old. I only feed fall born calves for meat because during the summer is the only time I have an empty lot with water to feed out any animals. During the winter, ALL lots available to maintain cattle are full. So, back to how many days??? They really never got to 3% of just grain. That would be 30# for a 1000# animal. They maxed out at about 15# - 20# of grain. But, they were on grain from May to October - about 5 months. I think you could get cattle to eat more grain during the winter months, but they wouldn't utilize it as well, needing more maintenance requirements. Evidently, they were eating ENOUGH. A 720# to 780# carcass is the right size, and they are easily Choice, and only just past their 1st birthday. [/QUOTE]
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