Fatting steers: the most effective diet for them to gain weight faster

Fatting young bulls for meat has its own characteristics. Animals up to 3 months try to feed only whole milk. Then they gradually transfer to plant foods (hay and grass), give more grain fodder, root crops. For better weight gain, feed additives are included in the diet. The selection of feed depends on the financial capabilities of the farmer. The better the grass, hay and grain forage, the faster the bulls recover.

Features of feeding gobies

The fattening of bulls for meat begins from the moment they are born. Their weight during this period is 30-45 kg, and by the time of slaughter (at 12 months), the weight should be 500-700 kg or more.Newborn calves up to 3 months of age feed on mother's milk (at first from teat drinkers, and in the second week of life - from a bucket).

In the body of young animals there is an accelerated metabolism, all organs and tissues grow intensively. During this period, the bulls should eat plenty. Milk they are given whole (not diluted), increasing the rate from 300 grams to 1-2 liters per feeding. Animals are fed at first 5 times a day, later 3 times a day.

In the first months of life, calves are able to gain weight by 700-900 grams, if you do not save on feed. Of course, future productivity indicators depend on a good start (good nutrition, high-quality fattening). In the first months of life, calves begin to taste grass, hay and grain mixtures.

However, it is only possible to switch calves to vegetable feed, excluding milk, at 4 months of age.

Until slaughter, cattle are fed grass or hay. It is the main food for ruminants, contributing to the normal functioning of the stomach. As a supplement, bulls can be given vegetables, grain fodder, compound feed, silage and supplements for rapid weight gain.

Types of fattening

Animals are grown (fatten) in two ways: pasture-stall and stall. Each fattening method has its own advantages.

The quick way

With accelerated fattening of bulls at 3 months, they are transferred to grass or hay and as a top dressing they give grain forage or pulp (compound feed) daily, each time increasing the rate. Some farmers give boiled potatoes to animals. As a rule, bulls are accustomed to the food that is available on the farm. A more effective result is obtained when using feed additives.

In winter, animals are kept indoors and fed three times a day with hay, grain fodder, root crops.

Stall

You can not graze bulls in the meadow, but keep them in stalls (fattening). True, you will have to feed the calves at least 3 times a day. Animals should eat plenty, that is, not be hungry on a leash all day. Feed is given depending on the age of the bulls.

Feeding diet for bulls

The diet and fattening rates of bulls depend on the age of the animals. You need to start with milk (colostrum). You can only introduce new feed when the calves reach a certain age and their stomach is ready to absorb roughage.

Up to six months

In the first minutes after birth, calves should receive colostrum containing a huge amount of antibodies. Bulls are born with fragile immunity. It is colostrum that allows you to get immune protection from dangerous diseases and improve the functioning of the stomach. You can feed the bulls with a bottle with a nipple. On large farms, they practice feeding calves with colostrum from different cows. Such a combined product is more useful, as it contains more antibodies.

Every day the rate of milk consumption is growing. At first, calves drink half a liter at a time. Until the end of 2 weeks, this figure increases by 4 times. A monthly goby drinks 1-2 liters of milk per feeding. In total, he is fed three times a day. If there is no natural milk, calves can be fed substitute or reverse (skimmed milk) in the same volume.

In addition to milk, bulls are given fresh water (from 1 liter to half a bucket). From the second month of life, for fast fattening, small amounts of oatmeal, compound feed, and grain are introduced into the diet. To accustom animals start with 100 grams of new food. Then the rate of concentrated feed is increased to 1.3 kg (at 3 months) and 1.9 kg (at 6 months) per day.

Fodder beets (grated) are fed to animals from the age of one month. At the very beginning, bulls are given 200 grams of vegetables per day. By 6 months, this figure is 3 kg per day. There should be a s alty lick stone in the public domain.

In the process of growing and fattening bulls (starting from 4 months old), they pay special attention to their grazing on pasture. Fresh air and lush grass improve the well-being of calves, promote good appetite and rapid weight gain. You can fatten bulls within the calf, that is, keep them in a stall. The main thing is that the animals receive the full range of feeds needed for faster weight gain.

The most useful vegetation is bean-cereal hay. Initially (at 2 months), calves eat 0.5-1 kg per day, with each week the consumption rates increase. Gradually, the animals are transferred to the grass. At first they give dried, later - juicy legume-cereal vegetation. Young bulls are recommended to graze on young grass 10-15 cm high.At 3 months, calves eat 3-4 kg, at 6 months - 15-18 kg of grass per day.

After six months

When calves are 6 months old, they can eat the same food as adult animals. The main food for fast fattening gobies is grass in summer and hay in winter. The diet should contain vegetables, grain mixtures, animal feed, vitamin and mineral complexes, chalk and s alt.

A bull-calf eats from 20 to 30 kg of grass per day. Grain mixture or compound feed give 2-3 kg or more. The norm of grass for an adult cattle is almost 55 kg. In winter, the calf, starting from the age of 6 months, eats 5-20 kg of hay, 5-15 kg of silage per day. Animals gain weight well if root crops are present in the diet (3-7 kg per day). The calf drinks 1-2 buckets of water at a time.

Intensive fattening of bulls for meat

In order to fatten a calf in a short time, you need to give high-quality food and at the same time observe daily nutritional quotas. The intensity of weight gain depends on the breed of bulls.

For rapid growth and higher productivity, beef-type breeding animals are purchased at the age of 1 to 3 months. Gobies can be raised, then sold for meat. The main thing is to feed them often, animals should not starve and remain without food for a long time. At home (on your own farm), with proper fattening (feed selection), you can achieve good results. A bull or cow before slaughter (up to 12-18 months) can gain 500-800 kg.

Ration for fast fattening of bulls for meat (table):

8-9L100-200g100-300g0 ,1 kg-100g3 4 1-3kg1-3kg0.7kg 1 teaspoon1 kg5 2 l 6-10 kg4-5 kg1 kg1 teaspoon2 kg6 - 3 kg7- 18 kg7 kg3 kg1 tbsp. spoon4kg8- 20 kg8 kg4 kg1 tbsp. spoon5 kg9- 22 kg9 kg5 kg1 tbsp. spoon5.5 kg10- 25 kg 27 kg 30 kg 15 kg9 kg1 tbsp.spoon7 kg

Age (by months)	Daily intake of milk	Daily intake of grass	Daily intake of hay	Daily intake of crushed grain fodder ( barley and wheat)	Daily intake of probiotic (Actisaf) added to grain feed	Daily intake of vegetables
1	6 l	-	-	-	-
2
8-12L	500g	500g	0.3kg	0.5hspoons	300-500g
5 l
15 kg	6 kg	2 kg	1 tsp
10 kg	6 kg	1 tbsp. spoon	6 kg		11	-
13 kg	7 kg	1 tbsp. spoon	6, 5 kg		12	-

What are feed additives

For fast fattening, bulls are recommended to add various additives to the feed. Such drugs improve digestion and stimulate a good appetite.

Antibiotics

With the help of antibiotics, calves grow and recover faster, body weight increases by 14 percent. As antibacterial drugs, bulls are prescribed "Bacitracin", "Bacilikhin 120", "Flavophospholipol", "Flavomycin".

In animals taking antibiotics before 6 months of age, all sections of the stomach increase. Gobies eat more and get better. True, over time, the reaction to drugs weakens. But with this fattening method, bulls quickly gain weight.

Prebiotics

To improve the functioning of the stomach and intestines, it is recommended to give prebiotics and probiotics to bulls. These supplements improve the digestion of food and strengthen the immunity of animals.

Probiotics (yeast or based on spore-forming bacteria) are living beneficial microorganisms that normalize the composition of the microflora of the digestive system.

Prebiotics are food additives found in foods, unrefined cereals, fruits, vegetables, bran, and pharmaceutical preparations (BAA). They produce a special prebiotic "Prestarter" for cattle, from cellulose with the addition of vitamins and minerals. The supplement is given at the age of one month.

Cereals

For faster fattening, bulls are given cereal and bean feed additives. Grain feed allows bulls to gain weight faster. Such complexes are completely ready for feeding animals and contain useful vitamins and minerals.

Biostimulants

To achieve fast fattening will help the introduction of growth stimulants into the diet of calves ("Supermix", "Krezatsin", "Ivan Ovsinsky Korm"). Each type of biological product has its own consumption rate (depending on the age of the animal). Growth stimulants are given starting from 2 months of life and up to the slaughter of bulls.

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