Have a ET bull that had a horrible mother. Older cow with a bad udder. Yes she is gone, no I didn't keep any daughters, anyway back to the calf. He is stunted, still built well, his brother is a good looking calf so the genetics are there. How would I feed the little guy to get the most out of the growth still to come?
how would you feed this one
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If you are keeping him a bull, I wouldn't feed him finisher. Not sure what the value would be in keeping one like that for a bull. He'd probably eventually grow out to full size, but it'd probably take an extra 6 months. He'd have to be something unique to be worth the trouble and expense.
Steers like that can be good for little kids and target a light weight class.
Steers like that can be good for little kids and target a light weight class.
Irish Whiskey X Meyer 734. Lost his mom suddenly this summer. He was so cool when born we would like to use him. Everything gets finisher when weaned. Need to get some fat on them for the sale. Can now, because of room start sorting a bit and feed different. Will be getting the replacement heifers on grower also. Was wondering if this would be the best bet for him. He has gained like crazy since we weaned, been growing also but like I said want the most out of him.
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I would take him off of finisher. Find a good 14 or 16% ration that would have a slightly lower TDN and a built in roughage source. Promote growth over flesh. -Shameless plug- I work for Masterfeeds and the ProPel ration would work great. finishing ration will only level him off, he will take a bit of extra time from what you have described. Let him eat and grow for a bit and then reevaluate.
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