Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
Abstract
During the initial 3 years of a 4-year
experiment, average daily gain tended to
increase in direct proportion to increasing levels
of grain sorghum supplementation (2.3, 2.5 and
2.7 lb gain per day for the control and 2 and 4
lb supplement per day, respectively). The
amount of grass remaining in the pastures at the
end of the growing season (October 1) was
greater in each of the 3 years when cattle were
supplemented at 4 lb/day. During the 2 years
(1989 and 1990) that feedlot performance was
monitored, level of supplementation for grazing
steers did not influence subsequent feedlot gain
or efficiency