Table 2.
Diet formulation and composition of receiving and finishing diets fed to high-risk beef steers1
| Item | Receiving diet | Finishing diet |
|---|---|---|
| Ingredient, % DM | ||
| Steam-flaked corn | 20.63 | 65.06 |
| Sweet bran | 53.46 | 20.39 |
| Chopped alfalfa | 19.92 | 8.06 |
| Yellow grease | 1.82 | 2.17 |
| Supplement2 | 2.05 | 2.01 |
| Limestone | 2.12 | 1.74 |
| Urea | - | 0.57 |
| Analyzed composition3 | ||
| Diet DM, % | 71.3 | 78.1 |
| Crude protein, % | 17.6 | 13.8 |
| Neutral detergent fiber, % | 32.3 | 16.6 |
| Acid detergent fiber, % | 15.3 | 7.4 |
| Total starch, % | 25.2 | 55.4 |
| Crude fat, % | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Ca, % | 0.92 | 0.65 |
| P, % | 0.60 | 0.37 |
| NEm4, Mcal/kg | 1.87 | 2.12 |
| NEg4, Mcal/kg | 1.24 | 1.45 |
1Dry matter basis, except DM %.
2Supplement supplied 5.99% potassium chloride, 44.40% crude protein, 3.82% sodium, 8.34 mg/kg cobalt carbonate, 395.00 mg/kg copper sulfate, 408.00 mg/kg iron sulfate, 764 mg/kg manganous oxide, 2.92 mg/kg selenium, 2,490.00 mg/kg zinc sulfate, and 30 g/ton monensin sodium (Rumensin 90; Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, IN) on a DM basis. Actual diet formulation based on weekly DM determinations.
3Analysis performed by Servi-Tech Laboratories, Amarillo, TX.
4NEm and NEg reported as tabular values (NASEM, 2016).