Category Archives: Animal Nutrition
4th Annual Grassfed Beef Conference
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is pleased to announce the fourth conference focused on grassfed beef production. Consumer interest in natural, grassfed and organic beef is on the rise. If you’d like to learn more about grassfed beef production and how it’s different, mark your cal-endar for May 29-30, 2014 to be in College Station for this year’s Grassfed Beef Conference. We’re excited about the interest among participants and the outstanding lineup of speakers that will come together for this information-sharing opportunity. As we (hopefully) emerge from the… Read More →
Some Food for Thought (Grass or Grain Fed Beef)
EFFECTS OF GRAIN OR GRASS FINISHING Angus steers initially averaging 905 lb were either 1) grazed on mixed species pasture for 84 days followed by ryegrass-clover pasture for 219 days or 2) fed in drylot on 80%-corn ration for 168 days. Results were: Trait Grain Grass ADG, lb 2.95 1.68 Final weight, lb 1410 1353 Dressing % 63.1 58.4 Fat cover, in 0.51 0.40 Ribeye area, sq in 14.4 12.6 Yield Grade 3.6 3.0… Read More →