Structural change in feedlot cattle death loss

• Main Authors: Buda, Mark, Raper, Kellie C., Riley, John Michael, Peel, Derrell, Lalman, David
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2018
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77307/1/8TH%20IAC%20%E2%80%93%206TH%20ISFA%202018-10.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/77307/

When anecdotal evidence suggests that death loss in feedlots is increasing over time, it creates concern among producers because death loss affects pounds of saleable product and cost of gain. Death loss change could be driven by factors such as weather, technology adoption, feed rations, and cattle...