Start ad-lib feeding for beef with 2-3kg and build it up over a three-week period

For forward beef animals, a fast finish of 60 to 80 days can be the most efficient.

Ad lib feeding of finishing cattle will lead to increased carcass gain and food conversion efficiency, improving carcase conformation while reducing the length of the finishing period.

Finishing cattle on ad lib meals will typically eat 1.8-2% of their bodyweight daily, on a dry matter basis.