Beef Cattle Studies

[Turkish_FR]

We could share and talk about studies under this topic. I will try to update regularly.



STUDY: Growing calves on different type of floors had resulted in different final body weights. Calves kept on more comfy floor had greater final body weights. Comfy floor reduced locomotor disorders.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6801636/

 

[Agrivator]

The study in Europe compared Charolais and Limousin bulls on concrete slats or rubber-covered slats, taken to about 700kg.

That isn't typical of beef feeding or housing conditions in the UK, but most competent farmers could have predicted the results which showed that cattle did better on rubber-covered slats and had fewer leg injuries.

 

[Turkish_FR]

The study in Europe compared Charolais and Limousin bulls on concrete slats or rubber-covered slats, taken to about 700kg.

That isn't typical of beef feeding or housing conditions in the UK, but most competent farmers could have predicted the results which showed that cattle did better on rubber-covered slats and had fewer leg injuries.

This is a more detailed summary.

 

[Turkish_FR]

STUDY: Compares Charolais, Blonde, Limousin young bulls in meat tenderness-juiciness-flavor.
Finds Charolais most tender, Blonde the most juicy and flavored.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4842279/

 

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STUDY: Calves fed to a ration with %14 protein content against %13 protein content had 15 days of shorter finishing period and no significant change in profitability in short term.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6912554/

 

[AndrewM]

some good stuff on here, some are projects some are just opinion articles
https://www.nationalbeefassociation.com/resources/technical-information/calf-rearing/

 

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STUDY: Finds out that Hereford had 10 years of productive life while Angus and Simental had 8, Charolais had 7, Limousin had 6 and Blonde had 5. The study also finds that cows calved at first spring or summer had longer productive life than ones calved at autumn and winter. Cows had no assistance or a little assistane had longer productive life than cows received serious assistance.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1871141308002989

 

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STUDY: Offers to select cows in herd based on being productive with lesser feed need. Claiming that keeping cows with as little as possible feed need will improve longevity and therefore profitability in long term.

https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/30300000/Research/feedtobreed.pdf

 

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STUDY: Finds that early weaned calves has slightly better FCR than moderate weaned calves but they are also more fatty than moderate weaned calves which removes all the FCR advantage.

https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/30300500/Publications/PAS 2006 22 386-391.pdf

 

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Study: About "Dummy Calf Syndrome", what is the reasons, how to avoid.

https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/2147/2015/03/WeakCalfSyndrome-Jan-2009.pdf



"Dummy Calf Syndrome" in foals and squizee tecnique.

https://www.horsenation.com/2017/06/01/madigan-foal-squeeze-technique-can-help-dummy-foals/

A Hereford calf with dummy calf syndrome.

https://www.facebook.com/HenryBraunAbbotsford/posts/3038907156134181

 

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STUDY: Time matters when feeding colostrum. Colostrum feeding recommend within the first 2 hours after calving for optimum antibody absorption. For every 1 hour delay in feeding there is a 0.32 g/L reduction in IgG absorption.

 

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STUDY: Comparing Simmental, Belgian Blue, Charolais, Limousin, Angus, Hereford. Finds Simmental is superior at daily weight gain; Limousin and Angus are superior at feed efficiency.