Armstrong Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm

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

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) , 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. The byproduct 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: Animal Science

How to Cite: Morrical, D. G. , Honeyman, M. S. , Russell, J. R. , Strohbehn, D. R. , Maxwell, D. L. , Busby, D. & Sellers, J. (2007) “Finishing Beef Cattle on Grass with Self-Fed By-Products”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports. 2006(1).