What do feedlot cattle eat?

How could you feed sheep and cattle if they are not kept in a field?

In a feedlot

Rate of gain in feedlot cattle?

From 1.5 to 3 pounds per day.

What are the differences between pasture-fed and feedlot-fed cattle?

Besides how they are housed, where they live and what they are fed, there are almost no significant differences between them. The primary difference is how they are fed. Feedlot cattle are fed an 85% grain or concentrate diet (the rest is forage), and pasture-fed cattle are obviously set to graze grass on pasture.What's interesting in this respect is that feedlot cattle have been pastured before they entered the feedlot. These cattle have been on pasture pretty well since the day they were born, and remained so for a year and a half (~18 months) before being sent to the feedlot to be "finished" for beef. Even the weaned calves that enter the feedlot are put on pasture in the summer for 5 or 6 months, and in the winter or during the times when they cannot be on pasture they are fed a forage-rich diet. Pastured cattle will also be fed the same way if they do not have pasture to graze on, because not all areas can raise cattle on pasture all year round.The differences that may be seen is when cattle are mere days away from being sent to slaughter. Feedlot cattle are younger and somewhat fatter than pasture-finished cattle, being finished at around 20 to 24 months of age. Pasture-finished cattle are not as fat, but still well conditioned, but older. By the time they are ready for slaughter, they are around 28 to 30 months of age. Breeds and breeding matters little between feedlot and pastured cattle, feed efficiency is not breed specific, but individual-specific within and between breeds.

What animals can't eat barley?

That's not true, many livestock can definitely eat barley. Many Canadian cattle fattened up in the feedlot are more often fed barley grain and silage than corn.

What is a feedlot?

A feedlot is a farming operation where livestock are fed a high-energy ration mix of grain and silage in order to fatten them up prior to slaughter. Feedlots do not graze their cattle; the animals are held in dirt pens and the feed comes to them on a truck. In a cattle feedlot, steers and heifers are typically there for three to four months to fatten up before they are trucked to a slaughter plant.

How much corn do cattle eat?

Many cattle don't eat any corn at all. Others will be "forced" to consume around 20 to 25 lbs of corn a day, particularly if they're finished in a feedlot in the Midwestern USA, for example. Other cattle may only consume 2 to 5 lbs of corn a day, depending on the reasons for their needing it.

What are ranchers called that fatten young cattle?

Anything from beef producers, backgrounders, stockmen, to feedlot owners.

What has the author D Lizdas written?

D. Lizdas has written: 'Methane Generation From Cattle Residue at a Dirt Feedlot'

What states dominate cattle feedlot production?

1. Texas 2. Nebraska 3. Kansas 4. Colorado 5. Iowa 6. California 7. South Dakota 8. Oklahoma 9. Arizona 10. Minnesota Source 1997 Census of Agriculture

Can packing plants feed cattle in feedlots?

Only if the company that owns the packing plants has enough money and investments to own a feedlot or two (or more) to feed cattle for their slaughter plants.

What skills do todays feedlot cowboys need to posses?

Horsemanship, handling and working cattle, spotting cattle that are sick, ability to work in all conditions, from the cold and rainy to the hot and sunny, etc.

What is the largest feedlot in Nebraska?

Nebraska's largest cattle feedlot, the Adams Land and Cattle south lot, with a capacity of 85,000 head, is located 2 miles south of Broken Bow, Nebraska in Custer County.