G.B. Penner

44. A Benchmark Study of Feeding and Management Practices, Feed Utilization, and Adoption of Growth-enhancing Technologies by the Canadian Feedlot Industry.

Abstract The Canadian feedlot industry is exceptionally diverse, in both operational practices and feeding management. Previous Canadian feedlot industry surveys lacked detailed information on feed ingredient usage, feeding management, and the use of growth and health enhancing t...

331. Growth Performance of Backgrounding Steers Fed a Diet with Continuous or Intermittent Inclusion of Ergot Alkaloids with and Without a Mycotoxin Deactivating Product.

Abstract This study evaluated the effect of feeding a backgrounding diet (60% barley silage:40% concentrate; DM basis) containing ergot alkaloids, with and without a mycotoxin-deactivating product (MDP), on the growth performance of feedlot steers. Crossbred steers (n = 360; 330...