Some Factors Affecting Feed Utilization in Growing Beef Cattle
- 31 October 1955
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Animal Science
- Vol. 14 (4) , 970-978
- https://doi.org/10.2527/jas1955.144970x
Abstract
The effect of birth weight, age on test, and rate of gain on feed efficiency uncorrected and corrected for maintenance was studied using 43 calves. Bull calves gain moTe rapidly and are more efficient than heifers even though they decrease more in efficiency with increases in body weight. Heavier calves at birth are more efficient on test. Faster gaining calves utilize feed more efficiently than slower gainers. Lines vary in rate and efficiency. One line is most efficient even though gains are not the greatest.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Relations between Some Body Measurements and Certain Performance Characters in Milking Shorthorn SteersJournal of Animal Science, 1951
- Birth Weight as a Criterion of Selection in Beef CattleJournal of Animal Science, 1947