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<blockquote data-quote="Keren" data-source="post: 464013" data-attributes="member: 3195"><p>We keep it really simple. I know you guys are a lot more hard core than we are here, we dont go to all the hassel you do and our cattle turn out fine. </p><p></p><p>For steers we grow them out on 15% protein heifer developer pellets. I think you guys tend to start your cattle younger than we do, so you might consider a calf pellet with 18% protein. When they are closer to slaughter date they get put onto steer finisher pellets. This is given ad lib and supplemented with ad lib oaten hay.</p><p></p><p>For heifers, cows and bulls depending on the animal I give them a combination of 15% heifer developer pellets, oaten chaff, and flaked barley. For ones that need to do a lot of growing, they get lots of pellets. For ones that need a bit more fat, they get more barley. For ones that are pretty right and getting a bit too fat they get mainly chaff. </p><p></p><p>I also add a good quality horse grain mix, to improve the hair coat. </p><p></p><p>The main thing is not what you feed its how you feed. If you get the basics of what right, then you need to concentrate on feeding them individually so each animal gets enough to eat, and regularly (2 - 3 times a day). I usually restrict grain intake for breeding stock but give them ad lib oaten, wheaten or a stalky lucerne hay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Keren, post: 464013, member: 3195"] We keep it really simple. I know you guys are a lot more hard core than we are here, we dont go to all the hassel you do and our cattle turn out fine. For steers we grow them out on 15% protein heifer developer pellets. I think you guys tend to start your cattle younger than we do, so you might consider a calf pellet with 18% protein. When they are closer to slaughter date they get put onto steer finisher pellets. This is given ad lib and supplemented with ad lib oaten hay. For heifers, cows and bulls depending on the animal I give them a combination of 15% heifer developer pellets, oaten chaff, and flaked barley. For ones that need to do a lot of growing, they get lots of pellets. For ones that need a bit more fat, they get more barley. For ones that are pretty right and getting a bit too fat they get mainly chaff. I also add a good quality horse grain mix, to improve the hair coat. The main thing is not what you feed its how you feed. If you get the basics of what right, then you need to concentrate on feeding them individually so each animal gets enough to eat, and regularly (2 - 3 times a day). I usually restrict grain intake for breeding stock but give them ad lib oaten, wheaten or a stalky lucerne hay. [/QUOTE]
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