How much intake of grain per day will a Holstein steer have from 220 to 400 pounds?

How much grain does a 600 pound steer need per day?

varies on the frame score, an average steer at 600 pounds starting needs about 3 pounds of grain

What is a male holstein called?

A Holstein bull or steer (if castrated).

How much corn does it take for a steer to gain 1 pound?

For such a general question, it requires a general answer: It depends on the steer and the type of feed corn being used to feed that steer. There is some sort of general "rule of thumb" out there that it takes around 9 lbs of grain to get one pound of beef, but that is pretty ambiguous. It takes more pounds of corn to get a pound of gain on a Holstein steer than it would on an Angus steer, for instance. Also, cracked corn will get a steer to gain more weight than whole corn will.

A steer must eat at least 100 pounds of grain to gain less than 10 pounds of muscle tissue This illustrates?

2nd law of thermodynamics

Can yearling angus and Holstein steers be raised together?

Yes, they can. Just remember that a Holstein steer's nutritional needs may be a bit more higher than an Angus yearling's.

How many pounds of feed does a steer need to eat to gain a pound?

It all depends on what feed is being fed to that steer, as in what feed is available, what the ratio of forage to grain is for that steer, and the steer's breeding and genetics. Some breeds or crossbreeds of steers will require less feed to achieve a pound of gain than other breeds or crossbreeds. For instance, an Angus steer will gain a pound on less feed than a Simmental steer.

What types of meat requires the most grain and water to produce one pound?

Beef, especially that from a dairy steer. It takes around 9 lbs of grain to produce a pound of ready-to-eat beef, on average. With a dairy steer though, it may take more than that likely 12 to 15 lbs of grain to make a lb of beef from a Jersey or Holstein steer, a lot more than that needed for a Charolais or Angus-Charolais-cross steer. As for water, that's a bit more variable since there's a lot of factors to take into account before an actual measure of how many lbs, or gallons or liters or whatever of water it takes to make one pound of ready-to-eat beef.

How much meat off a steer?

on a 1000 pound steer of exceptional quality you will get about 400-450 pounds of meat with about 150-170 pounds being steak.

How much weight does a grain fed calf gain compared to a calf that grazes?

A steer that is grain fed will typically gain 1 or 2 lbs per day more than a grass-fed steer.

How many acres of grain are needed to raise a steer compared to the acres of grass it takes to raise a steer?

This all depends on the kind of grain you are feeding that steer, since there are different levels of crude proteins, TDNs, ADF's, etc., that comes with different grains. And the acres of grass depends on where you live and how much forage biomass grows in that particular area. So all those factors that are missing in this question make it impossible to answer. Typically, though, it takes more pasture to raise one steer than it does to raise a steer on grain. But how much is unknown at this point.

How do you raise a steer for self consumption?

It isn't to hard. First decide if you want a holstein or a beef like an angus, hereford, simmetal, etc. Make sure you have a shed and a place to go outside. They dont have to go outside but, Me personally think theydo better when they can have fresh air. If you would have an outside pen make sure it is a good fence because cattle are strong, (I know from expirence). Make sure they have bedding. Bedding is usually corn stalks or straw. You feed it corn and protein, or silage. If it is a holstein steer feed it no hay at all they will get a hay belly and wont do good. If it is a beef steer feed it a little hay and grain. When it reaches anywhere from 1200-1400 lbs butcher the steer.Their is a lot of meat in a steer so you can sell half a beef and still have enough for you and your family. I hope this helps some people out. Thanks!

Why is more ecologically friendly to eat a salad than a steak?

It's a matter of perspective. There's no doubt that it takes a lot less time, land, water, and caloric energy to grow some lettuce plants and other vegetables to get a salad versus having to raise a steer to get just one steak. However, both come with an ecological cost.Ground needs to be broken so that the seeds of the vegetable plants can be sown and grow without direct competition from the plants that used to grow there. Soil is exposed and open to being eroded away by wind and rain, and taking even the most nutritious parts of a vegetable plant means less nutrient is being returned to the soil, even if the remnants of multiple breakfasts, lunches, dinners and suppers are composted and returned to that garden soil. Exposed soil also dries out and tends to heat up more so than if it were covered up with grass. Weeds constantly need to be removed because Nature is just trying to cover up that exposed soil to protect it. Weeds still come in even if the soil is covered in mulch.With the steak, ecological cost is greater if it came from a grain-finished steer than a grass-finished steer. The grain-finished steer obviously needs grain in addition to grass and hay for finishing. Grain must also come from ground that is broken to expose soil so that the crop can be sown and grown then harvested. How much of that ground needs to be broken to feed that single steer? Let's use a typical finisher ration to find out.A steer at 1000 pound body weight is expected to gain 3 pounds per day. Typically they are finished for 120 days to a target weight of around 1350 pounds finish to slaughter. So, since I prefer to use barley over corn, we will us a ration that is 20.5 pounds of barley grain and 10 pounds of barley silage per day, which translates to 2460 pounds of barley grain and 1200 pounds of barley silage for 120 days of finishing. Expected yields per acre for barley grain and barley silage are 85 bushels (85 bu x 48 bu/lb = 4080 pounds) per acre and 8.5 tons (17,000 pounds) of barley silage, respectively. That means that 3/5ths of an acre (0.6 acre) for barley grain and 0.07 acres for barley silage are needed to finish one steer. Or, in total, that's 2/3rds of an acre or 26,136 square feet.That's quite a bit of land. That's not counting the amount of land needed for grazing and/or hay production, if you're not counting grass or forage regrowth.Even if we were considering a grass-finished steer, the ecological cost is lower because grain isn't being used in the diet; grass is, and grass is actually more ecologically-friendly than either crops or gardens because it regrows and keeps the soil covered. Manure from the single steer fertilizes the soil so that the plants can grow. Grass can grow in places where it's not practical to grow either a garden or cropland to grow grain or silage!We also have to remember that from one steer we can get around 500 pounds or more of ready-to-eat beef which will last a family of four for a whole year.So the answer to the question is that both are ecologically-friendly in their own ways, provided either are raised or grown responsibly and well with the environment in mind.