Zachary K Smith

Influence of Limit-Feeding Duration on Growth Performance and Carcass Traits of Finishing Steers

Abstract Beef cattle are commonly limit-fed during the backgrounding period to improve feed efficiency and control fat deposition, but the effects of limit feeding duration in the finishing period remains unclear. The objective of this study was to determine the effect of limit f...

Molecular and Physiological Mechanisms of Steroidal Implants in Beef Cattle: A Review from the U.S. Production Perspective

For decades, beef cattle producers have safely used steroidal implants as a low-cost, highly effective growth technology, delivering improvements in average daily gain (10 to 30%) and feed efficiency (5 to 15%) compared with non-implanted cattle. These improvements stem from incr...