Growth implants benefit production and return in beef cattle. This is well-documented. While consumer pressure counters proven science; properly used implants facilitate additional pounds of gain at sale day. Next to wormers, they have the highest ROI in beef operations.
Source: Vet Advantage, Livestock Edition, Spring 2016.
Growth promoting technologies are a cost effective way to improve the overall efficiency of beef production. This helps cattlemen feed a growing world population through increased production while utilizing with the same amount of resources such as land, crops and water. Cattle producers that choose not to implant could be giving up efficiency of the land and water as well as real gains – and profits.
INSIGHTS: Veterinary teams and representatives will find producers out of practice if they quit implanting in the last few years. Consider opportunities to retrain production teams to help them get the most out of proven, safe growth promotants.