Time of Processing Effects on: Feedlot Calves

Authors

D. G. Addis
J. R. Dunbar
G. P. Lofgreen
J. G. Clark
G. L. Crenshaw
C. Adams
F. D. Cress

Authors Affiliations

D. G. Addis is Farm Advisor, Riverside County; J. R. Dunbar is Animal Science Specialist, U.C. Davis; G. P. Lofgreen is Professor of Animal Science, U.C. Davis, stationed at the U.C. Imperial Valley Field Station; J. G. Clark is Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Brawley; G. L. Crenshaw is Cooperative Extension Veterinarian, U.C. Davis; C. Adams is Cooperative Extension Sr. Statistician, U.C. Riverside; F. D. Cress is Extension Educational Communicator, U. C. Riverside.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 29(10):5-6. DOI:10.3733/ca.v029n10p5. October 1975.

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Abstract

Delayed processing of calves following their shipment from other states to California for growing resulted in a higher cost per pound weight gain and poorer performance than processing calves at their point of origin or immediately upon their arrival. In two of the three studies, conducted at the University of California Imperial Valley Field Station, calves processed before shipment showed the best response at the lowest cost.