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- For young cattle between 130 kg and 320 kg, grazing is a viable and cost-effective option to promote weight gain during the growing phase. Average weight gains of 0.9 kg per day are achievable.
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Maximising grass yield, grass quality and cattle growth rates is a juggling act. Sometimes, one must be prioritised to the detriment of the other. Hitting grazing residuals and utilisation targets will maintain grass quality but it may reduce animal growth rates.
Feeding management of beef cattle can be divided into the three phases of rearing, growing and finishing. Each phase requires different ration specifications, according to cattle type and target growth rates. 2 Figure 1: When to change the ration Weight Target weight Height Rearing Growing Finishing Hit market specification large frame medium frame
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Live weight gain is the first gauge of performance. Gains above 2 pounds per day indicate animals are not only meeting their growth needs but also laying fat (subcutaneous, intramuscular and around organs). Gaining 2 pounds per day over six months is a good baseline for finishing, but is not the only indicator of finish. An animal must be gaining w...
Finishing-quality forage is defined as the power of a forage to sustain a rate of gain above 1.8 pounds per day. Using both perennial and annual forages helps to create year-round grazing opportunities. Table 1shows the composition of the ideal forage to accomplish the highest weight gains in a grass-fed beef system. To achieve the above weight gai...
Cattle with small to moderate frames and a large heart girth (deep-bodied) do best in grazing systems; British breeds generally fit the bill. A large girth signifies the rumen will have ample room to fill with forage. Select cattle that don’t continue to grow bone but instead grow muscle, with high reproductive rates and easy-fleshing traits. Many ...
According to Allen Williams, producers should look for adequate fat cover over the ribs and back, around the tailhead, in the cod of steers or udder of heifers and in the brisket. A well-finished animal will have spongy fat cover over all ribs with no ribs visible to the eye, all the way back through the 13th rib. The hide will look stretched over ...
Grassfed to Finish: A production guide to Gourmet Grass-Finished Beefby Allan Nation Stockford, A. 2019. Grassing up: finishing beef on grass More information on meat quality can be found in the on-farm research report titled Carcass Characteristics, Meat Quality and Fatty Acid Composition of 100% Grass-Fed Beef, which details fatty acid compositio...
Jun 17, 2020 · Energy is the main driver of live weight gain in cattle and should be maximised throughout the finishing period. At grass this is achieved by utilising top quality grazed grass of 1200-1600 kg DM/ha throughout the grazing season.
May 8, 2023 · First five years of data shows rotationally managed cattle gained, on average, 14% less weight than cattle in the season-long management system.
May 3, 2017 · “Cattle take about one bite per second and will graze for a few hours a day, taking 30,000 bites or so. If those are big bites and the forage is high quality, the cattle gain weight. If it’s small bites and/or low in quality, then they won’t finish as well,” he explains.
