The Effect of Feeding Pelleted Hay, Pelleted Ear Corn and a Tranquilizer to Fattening Cattle3

Two experiments with 125 beef cattle were conducted to study the effects of feeding:A limited amount of either baled or pelleted hay;ground or pelleted ear corn;a tranquilizer.The interactions of pelleted hay with ground ear corn and baled hay with pelleted ear corn were significant (P<.05) with respect to weight gains. Cattle fed pelleted hay had significantly higher carcass grades (P<.01) and marbling scores (P<.05) than cattle fed baled hay. Cattle fed ground ear corn had significantly higher (P<.05) carcass grades than cattle fed pelleted ear corn. Feeding a tranquilizer had no effect upon feed lot performance or carcass characteristics.