How Much Supplement is Needed for Early Weaned Calves Grazing Rye- Ryegrass Pastures?
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of three levels of supplement on forage intake and animal performance of early weaned calves grazing rye-ryegrass pastures from January to May. Treatments were three levels of concentrate (1, 1.5, and 2% of body weight [BW]), and animals were 90-d-old Angus-crossbred early weaned calves. Calf ADG increased from 1.6 to 1.9 lb/d as supplementation rate increased from 1 to 2%. Forage intake decreased with increasing supplementation. Increasing the amount of concentrate fed did not result in proportional increases in calf gain, making the 1% treatment the most economically viable.
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