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Stage 1
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Birth to 3 days old
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Colostrum
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3 days to 38 days
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Tend-R-Leen® milk replacer
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25 pounds
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Free choice Tend-R-Leen®
calf starter
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50 pounds
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Both heifer and bull calves can be raised
together until 2 months of age
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Stage 2
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39 days to 120 days old
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Tend-R-Leen® Grower Formula:
2 lbs./hd/day
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180 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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At 120 days the steer will weigh approximately
350 lbs.
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Stage 3
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120 days to finish
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Tend-R-Leen® Ultra Finisher
1 1/2 lbs./hd/day
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457 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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Free choice trace mineral salt
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Stage 1
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Birth to 3 days old
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Colostrum
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3 days to 38 days
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Tend-R-Leen® milk replacer
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25 pounds
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Free choice Tend-R-Leen®
calf starter
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50 pounds
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Both heifer and bull calves can be raised
together until 2 months of age
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Stage 2
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39 days to 120 days old
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Tend-R-Leen® Grower Formula:
2 lbs./hd/day
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180 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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At 120 days the steer will weigh approximately
350 lbs.
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Stage 3
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120 days to finish
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Tend-R-Leen® Ultra Finisher
1 1/2 lbs./hd/day
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457 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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Free choice trace mineral salt
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Stage 1
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Birth to 3 days old
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Colostrum
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3 days to 38 days
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Tend-R-Leen® milk replacer
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25 pounds
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Free choice Tend-R-Leen®
calf starter
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50 pounds
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Both heifer and bull calves can be raised
together until 2 months of age
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Stage 2
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39 days to 120 days old
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Tend-R-Leen® Grower Formula:
2 lbs./hd/day
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180 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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At 120 days the steer will weigh approximately
350 lbs.
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Stage 3
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120 days to finish
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Tend-R-Leen® Ultra Finisher
1 1/2 lbs./hd/day
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457 pounds
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Free choice dry whole shell corn
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Free choice trace mineral salt
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Feeding
Lower Quality Corn Can Affect Gains |
The quality of the corn you
feed your steers can have an impact on their health and
performance. Following are some things to consider:
- Moldy corn or corn that is high in yeast can reduce
cattle performance in several ways. First, it can
reduce intakes as the cattle will not find it as
palatable and it may have on off taste. Secondly,
mold can be toxic to cattle and can cause mild to severe
health problems.
- Light test weight corn can reduce gains.
- Wetter corn has different consequences depending on
your storage system and method of feeding. High
moisture corn that is over 22% and stored in a silo
needs to be supplemented with roughage and rolled.
Dry corn that is over 16% may cause moisture to get into
the pellet, possibly causing the pellet to crumble
apart.
- Corn with a large amount of fines can cause bloating
if the fines are not removed. Corn that is very
dry and handled excessively can also produce more fines.
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Tech Report, for current market, health, and feeding information.
Still
looking for more information? Check out these links:
Iowa Beef Center
VetLife Technical Info
Mycattle.com-Health
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