Effect of Physical Form of the Ration on Steer Performance and Certain Rumen Phenomena

Value of Pelleted Fescue, Browntop Millet, and Whole Stalk Corn as Steer Feed1

“…Animals were hand fed twice daily and feed was adjusted so that troughs were usually empty at feeding time. Ten pounds of Coastal bermudagrass hay were fed to each lot daily ( 6). Water, salt, and a mineral mix were available at all times.…”

“…Cullison (6) and Hogan et al (9) reported that the form in which a feed is fed materially influenced both feed intake and steer gains. Pelleting Coastal bermudagrass increased intake by 2 3•% and gains by 98.1% in that experiment (9).…”