Does Pre-Partum Supplemental Feed Impact Beef Cattle Profitability Through Finishing

Karen E. Lewis, Andrew P. Griffith, Christopher N. Boyer and Justin Rhinehart
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Karen Lewis DeLong

Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 2016, vol. 48, issue 2

Abstract: Little is known about the impact of a supplemental prepartum feed ration for cows on the profitability of their calves. Therefore, we investigated the impact of animal characteristics and a supplemental prepartum feed program for cows on net returns to finished steers and the probability of a steer grading Choice or higher. Data were collected for 160 Tennessee steers that were finished in a feedlot. The supplemental prepartum feeding program decreased net returns of finished steers. Several animal characteristics were found to influence net returns of finished steers and the probability of a steer grading Choice or higher.

Keywords: Livestock; Production/Industries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.349133

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