Growth and Development of meat animals Flashcards
what is full feeding
high plane of nutrition
why full feed
animals with high potential for growth will produce most efficiently on full feeding program
priority of tissue nutrient utilization highest to lowest
nervous
skeletal
muscle
fat
priority of body area nutrient utilization highest to lowest
head
neck/shoulder
hind limb
rib and loin
priority of fat deposit nutrient utilization highest to lowest
perinephric
intermuscular
subcutaneous
intramuscular
biggest difference between high plane vs low plane feeding production
time it takes to reach the same point
trend of muscle fat and bone on a weight standpoint
all increase, fat increases most quickly
trend of muscle fat and bone on a percentage standpoint
muscle and bone start high and decrease, fat starts low and increases
average based marketing
sale animals as a group so good animals uplift worse animals to receive average price for all animals
what is market when ready
evaluating individual animals for market when fat to bone to muscle ratio is optimized to prevent over or under feeding
effects of holding animal past optimal ratio
decreased rate of gain
decreased feed efficiency
undesirable carcass composition
why would you hold an animal
if prices drop before you can sell
