A24—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 29,1983
LANCASTER - Covering all
there is to know about silage in 30
minutes was no easy task for Penn
State Extension Beef Specialist
Les Burdette on Tuesday as he
addressed the participants of
Lancaster County Cattle Feeders’
Day. But the big Penn Stater en
capsulated his yean of knowledge
into a small statement: “Silage
increases beef per acre.”
Addressing the difficulties of
ensiling forages, Burdette ex
plained that forages, like alfalfa,
lack the carbohydrates needed for
silage fermentation. He recom
mended that forages be wilted to
W-70 percent moisture to equal 700
pounds of dry matter per ton.
Burdette suggested that if beef
feeders add 5-6 pounds of grain to
their alfalfa silage, the nutritive
level would equal one pound of
soybean meal plus corn silage for a
500-650 pound steer. The best time
Is preconditioned calf worth cost?
LANCASTER - Feedlot death
losses in feeder calves can be cut
substantially if cattle breeders
precondition the calves before
selling them to cattle feeders. This
idea, although not new, was
reinforced Tuesday during the
Lancaster Cattle Feeders’ Day.
Penn State’s Les Burdette ex
plained that a preconditioned calf
is one that:
is weaned for at least 21 days;
I- is ear tagged;
is vaccinated for IBR, PC,
blackleg, and optionally BVD,
clostridial, and H. Somnus;
is degrubbed and deloused;
is introduced to dry feed;
ha« a veterinarian’s
tificate
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Analysis
4-
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Everything you always wanted to know about..jsilage
to “shovel” forage silage into
cattle is during the lightweight,
growing period, said Burdette
under 700 pounds for the English
breeds and under 800 pounds for
the exotics.
"When alfalfa hay is above $BO a
ton," emphasized Burdette, "it’s
more profitable to sell the alfalfa
Burdette said that farmers who
buy calves that are suffering from
deydration should provide them
with unlimited water, good hay,
and 2-3 pounds of feed as soon as
they’ll eat Good quality silage can
be added to the diet after the first
day.
Burdette cautioned against
feeding nonprotein nitrogen to
young calves, but pointed out the
feed should contain salt, calcium
and phosphorus. He stressed
visually checking feeder calves,
keying in on any calves that are
"hollow-sided,” or that display
drooping ears or rapid and labored
breathing.
When handling newly arrived
cer-
Bags/ton
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150.00
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155.00
Terms - Cash upon delivery
Lester Burdette
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Analysis
10-20-10
12-12-12
16-4-4
16-8-8
20-10-10
0-10-30
0-10-40
than feed it to steers.”
Com is a “natural silage fer
menter,” said Burdette, adding
that preservative additives are
“seldon justified.”
However, Burdette reviewed the
addition of non-protein nitrogen to
com silage, citing a 4-5 percent
improvement in protein value as a
result. He recommended adding 7-
8 pounds of anhydrous ammonia
per ton of com silage of 60-72
percent moisture. Other additives
mentioned by Burdette included
minerals, such as limestone and
dicalcium phosphate at the rates of
10-15 pounds per ton and 10-12
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pounds per ton, respectively.
Sulfur, too, can be added to com
silage fed to heavy cattle through
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recommended one part sulfur be
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“Don’t feed lightweight cattle
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Burdette told the cattle feeders
that they will realize the greatest
average daily gain in steers when
the ration contains only 25 percent
roughage. With less roughage in
the diet, the ADG drops back, but
Burdette noted there will be a
sayings on feed handling and bulk. 1
“Overhead costs, such as price
of interest, dictate feeding 25 to 50
percent of the ration’s dry matter
as grain,” said Burdette. He
challenged the farmers to strive
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