ENERGY VALUES FOR COMPUTO^ CATIONS jJ ' Itt 



the maintenance requirements as set forth by Arms- 

 by will be 7 therms for an animal making this daily 

 gain in weight. This, added to what is required for 

 fattening increase, will bring the total energy re- 

 quirement to 14 therms of net energy for each day 

 up to the time when the steer weighs 1,250 pounds. 

 The protein requirements for this steer, as given 



MATURE STEERS NEARLY READY FOR MARKET 



Many steers are finished at pasture, the grain supply being increased as 

 the fattening period advances. Pastyre as the sole feed is not .best for 

 finishing fattening animals. 



previously, are 1.65 pounds daily The complete 

 standard, then, will be as follows : Digestible pro- 

 tein, 1.65 pounds; energy value, 14 therms. 



Our second step is to select the feeding stuffs and 

 to combine them in such proportion as will best 

 meet the feeding standard. Let us assume that 

 clover hay is available as roughage, and corn and 

 cob meal as a concentrate. In practice we know 



