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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1821391" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>[USER=42463]@Travlr[/USER] "<em>Well with that kind of time and that amount of feed... how would any beef breed finish? Has anyone tried finishing their Angus/Sim/whatever for 36 months on 20 pounds of grain a day?"</em></p><p>I don't understand your question. (edited: I re-read your question and DO understand!! you were asking MCR - I cannot imagine feeding steers for 36 months-but do what you think you have to do) </p><p>If it was a Simm or SimmX, they would be HUGE at 36 months old and fat as a pig. Also, the older they get - the tougher they get. Young = tender.</p><p>I get mine up to about 25# max last ? 60 days. I have 5 born last September/October that will be harvested later this month. I will start a thread and report their results.</p><p>We struggled with our steers last year. Kept going off feed. Wouldn't eat as much as they "should" have. Finally, I called the grain supplier and asked if they had tested the corn for any micotoxins. "yes, we always test the corn". Next delivery, the truck driver told me it was out of a different bin. Steers immediately started eating more and never went off feed. Had to feed 3 steers a month longer. This year's steers have never missed a beat. Normally they average 750# hanging. I think these are going to be bigger. We'll see.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1821391, member: 968"] [USER=42463]@Travlr[/USER] "[I]Well with that kind of time and that amount of feed... how would any beef breed finish? Has anyone tried finishing their Angus/Sim/whatever for 36 months on 20 pounds of grain a day?"[/I] I don't understand your question. (edited: I re-read your question and DO understand!! you were asking MCR - I cannot imagine feeding steers for 36 months-but do what you think you have to do) If it was a Simm or SimmX, they would be HUGE at 36 months old and fat as a pig. Also, the older they get - the tougher they get. Young = tender. I get mine up to about 25# max last ? 60 days. I have 5 born last September/October that will be harvested later this month. I will start a thread and report their results. We struggled with our steers last year. Kept going off feed. Wouldn't eat as much as they "should" have. Finally, I called the grain supplier and asked if they had tested the corn for any micotoxins. "yes, we always test the corn". Next delivery, the truck driver told me it was out of a different bin. Steers immediately started eating more and never went off feed. Had to feed 3 steers a month longer. This year's steers have never missed a beat. Normally they average 750# hanging. I think these are going to be bigger. We'll see. [/QUOTE]
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