2020 Culpeper BCIA Catalog

What’s Your Feed Tag Worth? A trial comparing three beef stocker feeds, CFC A-Plus MSG, CFC Steady Grow and a comparative 14% protein commodity feed with rice hulls from a top competitor, was conducted over an 87-day period at Clover Hill East in Madison County. Three groups of cattle totaling 117 head in all were assembled randomly and assigned to one of the three feeds. All other management was constant across all groups. Each group was on fescue pasture and were hand-fed 6 pounds of their respective feeds per head per day and had the same free-choice custom mineral available. Group A, fed CFC A-Plus MSG, ended the trial with an average daily gain (ADG) of 3.09 lbs. Group B, fed CFC Steady Grow, had an ADG of 2.11 lbs. Finally, Group C was fed the competitor’s feed and had an ADG of 1.6 lbs at the end of the 87-day trial. The CFC A-Plus MSG feed had a cost of $0.35 per pound of gain; CFC Steady Grow had a $0.48 cost per pound of gain; and the competitor’s 14% feed ended with a $0.52 cost per pound gained. In conclusion, animals fed CFC A-Plus MSG resulted in higher gains on the same amount of input, at a lower cost per pound of gain, all other variables remaining constant. Read more about the trial on our website, cfcfarmhome.com.

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