—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 4,1978
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By DIETER KRIEG
LANCASTER - Despite all
the efforts being made by
farmers and researchers
alike, cattle feeders’
problems aren’t likely to be
licked unless the system for
assembling cattle is changed
drastically. But that’s not
likely to happen, so cat
tlemen will have to continue
be as sharp as possible with
their feeding programs and
fmer points of management.
Paying attention to details,
for example, can add up to a
difference of $l3B per steer.
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Fine tuning is the key to cattle profits
profits with cattle is still to
fine-tune management
practices, according to
specialists who took part in
Lancaster County’s annual
Cattle Feeder’s Day last
week. The event was held at
the Farm and Home Center,
here, with an estimated 200
persons from nearly a dozen
counties attending.
Dr. Dan Fox, livestock
specialist from Cornell
University m Ithaca, N.Y.,
was one of several resear
chers to participate m the
program.
Noting the trend to choice
cattle and growing demand
for hamburger type meat,
he encouraged the farmers
to feed and market their
animals to fit this bill. Over
feeding of cattle is not only
expensive at the feed lot, it’s
discriminated against by the
buyer, he exclaimed.
Fox emphasizes it’s not so
much the feeding program in
itself that matters, but how it
fits into the individual
operation. He encourages
each operator to study his
best options and go from
there.
Feeding situations studied
by Fox indicate that the best
feeding program he has
come across is com silage
and a “little” soybean meal.
Normal corn has been
proven best, despite claims
made by handlers of some
special types of corn.
Superior yields of normal
corn outweigh the ad
vantages of exotic varieties
which claim low lignen
levels or higher oil content,
the Cornell University
educator remarked.
In trials involving gram
feeding, the 2-phase system
has been proven superior in
comparison to the constant
program. Fox continued.
Nevertheless, he encourages
farmers to fit a gram feeding
program into their plans in a
way which fits their par
ticular needs best.
“Whatever is most con
venient,” he said.
If gram is fed to cattle
continuously, the proper or
recommended level would
be one pound per 100 pounds
ofbodyweight.
“Smaller cattle utilize
silage very efficiently,” Fox
continued. He, like Lester
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drawals aren’t too severe.
Mineral levels should also be
watched closely.
If done correctly, a farmer
can save $lO to $l5 per head
by cutting protein levels of
his feed.
While the addition of
soybean meal to silage is
considered to be very good,
it does not in itself provide
the ration which experts like
to see.
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