Normal feedlot management procedures were used throughout the test. All incoming vaccinations were given as well as anthelmintics. Steers and heifers were not implanted and the diet not contain ionophores or any other growth promotant. The results of this experiment are presented in Table 1. From day 29 to 56, and 56 to 84, the ADG were not different for the hard and soft surface groups.
More research is required to further elucidate the effect of pen surface on performance of cattle.
Therefore, the benefits of fly-ash surface pens could exceed performance alone. The effect of pen surface on the performance of beef steers and heifers. The effect of pen surface on the performance of beef steers and heifers.