DOES PREPARTUM SUPPLEMENTAL FEED IMPACT BEEF CATTLE PROFITABILITY THROUGH FINISHING?. (4th May 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: LEWIS, KAREN E.; GRIFFITH, ANDREW P.; BOYER, CHRISTOPHER N.; RHINEHART, JUSTIN
• Is Part Of: Journal of agricultural and applied economics. Volume 48:Number 2(2016)
• Page Start: 173
• Page End: 191
• Publication Date: 2016-05-04
• Subjects: Beef cattle, -- cow-calf operation, -- profitability, -- supplemental prepartum feeding program; Q12, -- Q13; Agriculture -- economics; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Periodicals; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Southern States -- Periodicals; Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- United States -- Periodicals; Agriculture -- Aspect économique -- Périodiques; Agriculture -- Aspect économique -- États-Unis -- Périodiques; Agrarökonomik; Agrarmarkt; USA; Welt; Agriculture -- Economic aspects; United States; Periodicals; 338.10975
• DOI: 10.1017/aae.2016.9
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1074-0708

Abstract

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.