Filling out the hindquarter

playsomethingcountry00 · May 7, 2013

My show steer is filling out very nicely; however, his hindquarter is not filling in as much as I would like it to. Is there anything I can add to his diet to improve that quality? I have him on additional corn, beet pulp and flax seed right now.

OH Breeder · May 7, 2013

unfortunately you are up against genetics in this case. Some market animals are naturally thick through the rear quarter. I do not know of a supplement that targets the rear quarter. Do you show at a hair show or slick show? All you can do is feed the critter and hope for complete finish on the animal.

Cowgirl94 · May 8, 2013

walk up hills, feed on a hill so he is always working those muscles.

RyanChandler · May 8, 2013

A long narrow pen is your best bet. Get him moving up and down the fence line working those muscles. Like 60 x 10

chambero · May 8, 2013

20 years ago people tried standing steers on ramps and figured out in a hurry it caused way more problems than it solved. You really won't get much response with exercise - enough to actually do any muscle building and you are going to burn off too much fat. Cattle really don't respond to large amounts of exercise like sheep or goats.

Best way to get there with today's genetics and judges is the use of growth implants and/or Zilmax.

vc · May 8, 2013

I suggested this a couple of years ago, never heard if it worked, so here goes. You need to put a couch and a TV in his pen, his rear should widen out in no time. Seriously now, I agree with OH, genetics are what they are, and back in the day we walked our calves a mile a day, did not change their appearance, it just took longer to put on fat.

Bradenh · May 8, 2013

chambero said:
20 years ago people tried standing steers on ramps and figured out in a hurry it caused way more problems than it solved. You really won't get much response with exercise - enough to actually do any muscle building and you are going to burn off too much fat. Cattle really don't respond to large amounts of exercise like sheep or goats.

Best way to get there with today's genetics and judges is the use of growth implants and/or Zilmax.

That's exactly right

Filling out the hindquarter

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