Livestock Performance Characteristics Flashcards
(40 cards)
Bovine birth weight?
60-100 ibs
Bovine reproduction?
90%
Bovine age of weaning (actual practice)?
6-9 months
Bovine age of weaning (std reporting)?
205 days
Bovine weaning weight?
450-550 ibs
Bovine usual market weight
1,000-1,350 ibs
Bovine age when market?
18-21 months for stocker/ yearling
12-15 months for feedlot
Bovine rate of gain on feed
Birth—–> weaning:
1.8-2.4 ibs gain/day
Bovine rate of gain on feed
Growing phase:
1.3-2.0 ibs gain/day
Bovine rate of gain on feed
Finishing (feedlot) :
3.0-4.5 ibs gain/day
Bovine Ibs feed/ Ibs gain in pasture or high roughage diet
9-12 ibs
Bovine Ibs feed/ Ibs gain in high grain diet?
5-6.4 ibs
Bovine dressing percent
60-62%
Porcine reproduction
12 born/litter
10+ weaned
Porcine birth weight
2.7-3.3 ibs
Porcine age at weaning ( actual practice)
2-4 weeks
Porcine age at weaning ( std reporting)
21 day litter weight
Porcine weaning weight at 3 weeks
12-15 ibs
Porcine weaning weight at 4 weeks
15-20 ibs
Porcine usual market weight
250-290 ibs
Porcine age when market
5-7 months
Porcine rate of gain on fees
1.7-2.2 ibs gain/day
Porcine ib feed/ ib of gain
2.5-3.2 ib feed/ ib gain
Porcine dressing percent
70-72 %