APPENDIX 

 TABLE A— 4. Daily Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle^ 



(Based upon Air-dry Feed Containing 90 Per Cent Dry Matter) 



521 



Body 



Weight, 



lb. 



Av. 

 Daily 

 Gain,' 



lb. 



Daily 



Feed 



per 



.Animal, 



lb. 



Daily Nutrients per Animal 



Total 



Protein, 



lb. 



Digest- 

 ible 



Protein, 

 lb. 



TDN,2 

 lb. 



DE,! 

 therm. 



Ca, 



g- 



Caro- 

 tene, 

 mg. 



Vitamin 

 lUX 1,000 



Fattening Calves Finished as Short Yearlings 



Fattening Yearling Cattle 



Fattening Two-Y'ear Cattle 



800 

 1,000 

 1,200 



2.8 

 3.0 

 2.6 



24 

 27 

 29 



2.4 

 2.7 

 2.9 



1.8 

 2.0 

 2.2 



14.9 

 16.7 

 18.0 



30 

 33 

 36 



20 

 20 

 20 



22 

 25 

 26 



14 

 17 

 20 



5.6 

 6.8 

 8.0 



Wintering Yearling Cattle 



600 

 800 

 900 



1.0 

 0.7 

 0.5 



16 

 18 

 18 



1.3 



1.4 

 1.4 



0.8 

 0.8 

 0.8 



8.0 

 9.0 

 9.0 



16 

 18 

 18 



13 

 13 

 13 



11 

 12 

 12 



10 

 14 

 15 



4.0 

 5.6 

 6.0 



Wintering Pregnant Heifers 



700 



900 



1,000 



1.5 

 0.8 

 0.5 



20 

 18 

 18 



1.5 

 1.4 

 1.4 



0.9 

 0.8 

 0.8 



10.0 

 9.0 

 9.0 



20 

 18 

 18 



15 

 13 

 13 



14 



12 

 12 



28 

 36 

 40 



11.2 

 14.4 

 16.0 



Wintering Mature Pregnant Cows* 



