Improvement from antibiotics can be expected to vary greatly with different groups of cattle and feedlot conditions. Antibiotics are fed to reduce liver abscesses in cattle fed high-concentrate rations. Special considerations Grains. Corn and milo are the principal grains fed to beef cattle. Limiting wheat to 50 percent and oats to 30 percent of the grain in finishing rations of beef cattle is recommended.
Some experienced feeders use larger amounts of wheat successfully.
The price of grains should be compared with their nutritive value to select those to feed. The value of grain, especially milo, varies because of variety, processing methods and other factors. Milo is usually considered to be worth about 90 to 95 percent and wheat 100 to 105 percent the value of an equal weight of No. 2 corn in beef cattle rations. Most processing methods improve the value of milo more than they do that of corn. This is because the starch of milo is less digestible.