Custom Bull and Heifer Development for the Profit-Minded Producer.
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Day 1-3 are receiving days for the cattle. Test Period will start on day 21.
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During that time the cattle begin a diet adaptation period that helps transition their rumens to the performance test ration. They also spend the period getting accostomed to eating out of the GrowSafe Feed Troughs.
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On day 71, the cattle are transitioned out of the GrowSafe barn to pens containing regular concrete feed bunks for the remaining of the test. Carcass ultrasound, breeding soundness exams, yearling weights and other measurements are recorded during this phase.
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The total performance test is completed and cattle are available for pick up.
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Test Timeline
May 14, 2013
