Cattlemen At Field
BY J. EVAN REIFF
Cattlemen were told to avoid
holding fat cattle and to keep their
feedlots filled as risk management
measures Saturday by a key-note
Alternative Feed Grains Most of
the hogs in this country fitnixture
of some kind in the feeder. The
combination of com and soybean
meal is both practical and econom
ical. But every now and then hog
producers have an opportunity to
buy or raise an “odd“ feed grain--
like millet or lupins. Here are a few
tips on hog performance and feed
formulation if you’re planning to
use an off-the-wall feedstuff.
Approximate values are given
for each feedstuff based on com at
$2.00/bu and 48% soybean meal
at $220 per ton plus any expected
changes in performance.
Across between wheat and rye,
has been around for at least 100
years, but it has never really
caught on. However, a recent vari
ety -- Beagle ’B2, shows good
promise for swine feeds. It con
tains about 12% protein and .40%
lysine. (Com has about 9% protein
and .24% lysine). So you can use
triticale in place of all the com and
about 80 pounds of soybean meal
in a 1-ton ration. Approximate
value of tritcale: $.039/pound.
Insect growth can be a problem
in storage, and feeders should be
checked often - triticale diets can
gum up the feeder throats. As a
feed grain, Beagle ’B2 looks great,
but this variety is not adapted to
warmer climates. I expect some
cool season varieties to be released
soon from Canada.
A legume normally used to pro
duce beans for human consump
tion has not been used much in.
The older varieties contain toxic
alkaloids and require heat treat
ment before feeding. But newer
“sweet“ lupin varieties are much
lower in alkaloids. Sweet lupins
contain about 35% protein and
about 2.0% lysine. Up to 200
pounds can be added to the ration,
► saving 90 pounds of com and 110
pounds of soybean meal. Approxi
mate value of lupins: $.07/pound.
Lupins are less palatable, and
contain high levels of fiber and
manganese. These factors will
reduce growth rate 5 to 8%. Use 4
pounds of ferrous sulfate per ton to
offset the high manganese levels.
Sunflower Seeds contain about
19% protein, 15% fiber, and about
.59% lysine. Up to 200 pounds can
be used per ton to replace 180
pounds of com and 20 pounds of
speaker at the Pa Cattlemen’s Field
Day.
Glenn Parris, West Beme, NY,
said two costly mistakes cattlemen
soybean meal, with little effects
on performance. Approximate val
ue of sunflower seeds;
$.043/pound.
Because sunflowers contain a
lot of oil, they may decrease car
cass firmness. Avoid using more
than 400 pounds per ton.
Are not much different in com
position than rolled oats. Protein
content varies from 13 to 17%.
Lysine levels range from .50 to
.70%. When using hulless oats, all
the com and about 80 pounds of
soybean meal can be removed
from the formula with no effects
on performance. More soybean
meal can be removed with the
addition of synthetic lysine.
Approximate value of hulless oats:
$.039/pound.
Pearl Millet contains 15.7%
protein and .35% lysine. Experi
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The Cumberland County 4-H Swine Roundup was
held August 18,1987 at the Carlisle Livestock Market.
The Country Butcher Shop purchased the Cumber
land County Reserve Champion Market Hog owned by
Stacy Suffel, Carlisle. Shown here are: Glenn Flnken
binder, Country Butcher Shop; Peter Carman, Carlisle
Livestock Market; and Stacy Suffel, Carlisle.
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make are waiting for the fat cattle
market to go up and not keeping
their feedlots full year around.
“Don’t just buy feeders when
the silos are full and sell in the
spring when they are empty,” Paris
explained. “Everybody does it and
then they try to play the market.”
By feeding by-products and
damaged com, Paris is able to
keep cattle year around and control
feed costs. He also stressed the
need for low overhead costs and
maintaining several lines of credit
to ease cash flow problems.
Paris, who finishes 3400 cattle
annually, spoke to a group of about
ISO cattlemen, packers, and buyers
at the Greystone Manor Farm,
Lancaster. The field day was spon
sored by the Penn State Extension
Service, the Pa. Cattlemen’s Asso
ciation, and the Pa Beef Council.
Terry Dockerty, Northeast Beef
and Veal Merchandiser, informed
participants of how their beef
check-off dollars were being
spent According to Dockerty, the
National Livestock and Meat
Board’s goal is to use check-off
funds for projects that will increase
the demand for beef.
The beef promotional ads on
radio, TV, and in the print media
target people who are concerned
about their health and live active
lifestyles, Dockerty said. Though
it is too early to tell how successful
the program is, he noted that stu
dies show consumer attitudes tow
ards beef are changing and retail
sales are up over last year.
The Meat Board has also appro
priated funds for research in beef
nutrition and new beef products.
The research results will be made
available to consumers to help
inform them that beef can be a
healthy and an inexpensive protein
source, Dockerty said.
The field day program included
exhibits and demonstrations on
idea feeder cattle types, carcass
yields and cost of gain. Packers,
producers and buyers took part in a
panel discussion in which cattle
men were encouraged to not over
feed cattle, keep a low over-head,
and control their cattle’s cost of
gain.
Cumberland Swine Roundup
_.. Bill Henning, Penn te met spec list, shows
how a beef carcasses yield grade Is found at the Pa
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The latest In beef promotion and education
efforts were presented by Terry Dockerty, North
east Beef and Veal Merchandiser.
The Cumberland County 4-H Swine Roundup was
held August 18,1987 at the Carlisle Livestock Market.
Hatfield Packing Company purchased the Cumber
land County 4-H Champion Market Hog owned by
Roger Finkenblnder, Carlisle. Shown here are: Ezra
Good, Hatfield Packing Company; Peter Carman, Car
lisle Livestock Market; Roger Finkenblnder, Carlisle;
and Ed Knlsely, representing Knisely’s Ag Center,
sponsor of the Champion Banner.
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