Beef

Finishing Beef Cattle on Grass with Self-Fed By-Products 2006 Results

Authors: Daniel G. Morrical (Iowa State University) , Mark S. Honeyman (Iowa State University) , James R. Russell (Iowa State University) , Daryl R. Strohbehn (Iowa State University) , Dallas L. Maxwell (Iowa State University) , W. Darrell Busby (Iowa State University) , Joe Sellers (Iowa State University)

Abstract

There has been increasing interest by consumers in beef from cattle that are finished or fattened “on grass” rather than in a conventional feedlot. Also recently, Iowa has had a proliferation of plants that produce ethanol from corn. One by-product of this process is distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS). The objective of this study was to feed beef cattle to market weight by grazing cool-season grass supplemented with self-fed by-product pellets.

Keywords: ASL R2277

How to Cite: Morrical, D. G. , Honeyman, M. S. , Russell, J. R. , Strohbehn, D. R. , Maxwell, D. L. , Busby, W. D. & Sellers, J. (2008) “Finishing Beef Cattle on Grass with Self-Fed By-Products 2006 Results”, Iowa State University Animal Industry Report. 5(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.31274/ans_air-180814-540