Impacts of a limit-feeding procedure on variation and accuracy of cattle weights

• Published in: Journal of animal science Vol. 91; no. 11; pp. 5507 - 5517
• Main Authors: Watson, A K, Nuttelman, B L, Klopfenstein, T J, Lomas, L W, Erickson, G E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2013
• Subjects: Animal Feed; Animal Husbandry - methods; Animals; Cattle - growth & development; Cattle - physiology; Female; Food Deprivation - physiology; Male; Research Design - statistics & numerical data; Weight Gain - physiology

Cattle weights can be highly variable and are influenced by many factors, including time of weighing, ambient temperature, feed intake, and cattle handling. A protocol of limit feeding has been in use since the 1980s that was designed to reduce variation in gut fill due to differences in intakes. Ca...