Factors affecting Feed Utilization efficiency of Beef cattle

Beef cattle is a major kind of meat, which is only consumed by pork in our country. The market demand is very large, so there are more and more people breeding, which is a relatively stable breeding project. However, many people will find that the feed utilization rate of beef cattle is relatively low. So what are the specific factors that affect the feed utilization rate of beef cattle? Let's take a look at it with the editor.

1. Variety reasons

The causes of breeds will lead to genetic differences in beef cattle, with different traits, so their feed utilization efficiency will be different. General special beef cattle breeds have a variety of characteristics, such as fast growth, early maturity, obvious fat gain and so on. At present, the main beef cattle in China is yellow cattle, which have strong adaptability and digestive ability. But the feed utilization rate is relatively low. Therefore, when we raise beef cattle now, we should use the hybrid breed of purebred beef cattle and yellow cattle. The feed utilization rate and net meat percentage were much higher than those of yellow cattle.

2. Age reasons

The food intake of beef cattle has a great relationship with age, although the older the age, the faster the weight gain, but the feed utilization rate will decrease. As a result, beef cattle grow bigger and bigger, and most of the nutrients are used to maintain consumption and increase the amount of fat. Therefore, when raising beef cattle, we should pay attention to feeding sufficient feed during the calf period to promote the growth of calves and improve the feed utilization rate. Then, when the beef cattle grow to the standard, they should go out in time, because after the beef cattle grow to a certain stage, the weight gain rate decreases, and every time they get out of the column in time, it will increase the feed cost.

3. Feed reasons

The digestibility of beef cattle is strong, and the feed is mainly coarse feeding. The quality of feed is closely related to the utilization rate of feed, which is directly affected by the proportion of nutrition and processing methods. Generally speaking, the better the quality, the higher the utilization rate. The feed demand and nutrition ratio of beef cattle are different in different growth stages. If the proportion of coarse feed is high, it will not only affect the dry matter absorption of beef cattle, but also decrease the feed utilization rate, and too little will also lead to insufficient feed utilization. Therefore, we should reasonably match the proportion of dietary nutrition to improve the feed utilization rate.

4. Environmental reasons

The environment also has an impact on feed utilization. One of the most important is the temperature, if the temperature is too high, it will reduce the food intake of beef cattle, while beef cattle continue to consume capacity, resulting in a decline in utilization. If the temperature is too low, beef cattle will use part of the nutrition to maintain body temperature, which also leads to insufficient feed utilization of beef cattle. Therefore, when we breed, we must pay attention to control the temperature, to ensure that the temperature control within the appropriate range of beef cattle growth. We should also pay attention to the basic environment such as humidity, air and barn hygiene to ensure the growth of beef cattle.

The above is a brief introduction of the factors affecting the feed utilization rate of beef cattle. The feed utilization rate of beef cattle will directly determine the weight gain of beef cattle, which is directly related to the breeding benefit. So you must pay more attention, today's introduction is here, this article is for reference only, thank you for your reading and support.