SarTemp® Feeding Trial #3
Feeding Trial Information:
Design:
- One hundred crossbred steers were used in a comparative
slaughter trial to study grain conditioning with different levels of SarTemp.
- All steers were implanted with Synovex-S® .
- The basil diet contained Rumensin®.
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Corn Processing Treatments:
- 1. Dry Rolled
- 2. Low Level SarTemp®
- 3. High Level SarTemp®
- 4. Steam Flaked
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| Assumptions |
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Yardage Cost |
$0.10 |
| Ration Cost /Ton = |
$130.00 |
Interest Rate = |
10% |
| Steam Flake Cost/Ton = |
$7.00 |
Feeder Cost/lb. |
$0.75 |
| Results |
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SarTemp |
SarTemp |
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| ITEM |
Dry Roll |
Low-Level |
High-Level |
Steam Flaked |
| % Retained on 8mm Screen |
2.8 |
22.6 |
24.5 |
78.0 |
| Initial Wt. (lb.) |
811 |
815 |
825 |
822 |
| Final Wt. (lb.) |
1167 |
1193 |
1229 |
1193 |
| ADG (lb.) |
3.26 |
3.45 |
3.7 |
3.39 |
| DM Intake (lb.) |
19.23 |
19.67 |
20.17 |
17.91 |
| Feed(lb.)/Gain (lb.) |
5.91 |
5.69 |
5.46 |
5.29 |
| Percent Improvement |
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3.6% |
7.6% |
10.5% |
| Total Ration Cost/Ton |
$130.00 |
$130 |
$130.00 |
$137.00 |
| SarTemp Cost/Steer (4 cwt.) |
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$0.38 |
$0.99 |
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| SarTemp Cost/cwt. |
$0.10 |
$0.25 |
| Cost/cwt. of Gain |
$38.39 |
$37.15 |
35.82 |
$36.21 |
| Days per 4 cwt. Gain |
123 |
118 |
108 |
118 |
| Cost for 4 cwt. Gain |
$191.47 |
$184.26 |
$176.64 |
$181.02 |
| SAVINGS PER 4 CWT. GAIN |
Low-Level |
High-Level |
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| SarTemp vs. Dry Roll |
$7.21 |
$14.82 |
| SarTemp High vs. Low |
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$7.62 |
| SarTemp High vs. Steam Flake |
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$4.38 |
Summary
SarTemp®
Improved feed efficiency by 3.6 and 7.6% at the high and low level,
respectively, over dry rolled corn.
SarTemp® Improved the average daily gain and feed
intake over both dry rolled grain and steam flaked grain
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