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  • Title: Effects of increasing doses of trenbolone acetate and estradiol on finishing phase growth performance, carcass trait responses, and serum metabolites in beef steers following implantation.
    Author: Smerchek DT, Smith ZK.
    Journal: Transl Anim Sci; 2020 Jul; 4(3):txaa158. PubMed ID: 33005878.
    Abstract:
    Yearling Simmental × Angus crossbred beef steers (n = 240; allotment BW = 365 ± 22.5 kg) from a South Dakota auction facility were transported 117 km to Brookings, SD and used in a randomized complete block design feedlot study to evaluate the effects of implants (both from Zoetis, Parsippany, NJ) containing increasing doses of trenbolone acetate (TBA) and estradiol benzoate (EB) administered 124 d prior to harvest have on finishing phase growth performance, carcass characteristics, and serum concentrations of urea-N (SUN) and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I). Thirty pens (10 pens/treatment) were assigned to 1 of 3 treatments: 1) negative control given no implant (NI); 2) a steroidal implant containing 100 mg TBA and 14 mg EB administered subcutaneously in the center one-third of the ear on day 1 (Synovex Choice, Zoetis, Parsippany, NJ; CH); 3) a steroidal implant containing 200 mg TBA and 28 mg EB administered subcutaneously in the center one-third of the ear on day 1 (Synovex Plus, Zoetis; PL). Cattle were fed for 124 d post-implantation. Steers were fed a common diet throughout the study. Treatment effects were evaluated by the use of orthogonal polynomials. Pen was the experimental unit for all analyses; an α of 0.05 determined significance. There was a quadratic effect (P = 0.01) on carcass-adjusted final BW. Increasing doses of TBA and EB resulted in a linear increase for both average daily gain (P = 0.01) and dry matter intake (P = 0.02). A quadratic effect on gain-to-feed ratio was observed (P = 0.01). No quadratic (P ≥ 0.40) or linear (P ≥ 0.14) effects were observed for dressing percentage, rib fat (RF), calculated yield grade, or marbling scores. A quadratic increase (P = 0.01) in hot carcass weight (HCW) and a linear increase (P = 0.01) in ribeye area (REA) were detected. No significant implant × day interaction (P ≥ 0.09) was noted for serum concentrations of urea-N or IGF-I. Implants decreased (P = 0.01) SUN compared with NI. Serum concentration of IGF-I was increased (P = 0.04) in implanted steers compared with NI steers. In yearling crossbred beef steers, the use of steroidal implants containing a combination of 100 mg TBA + 14 mg EB or 200 mg TBA + 28 mg EB increases growth performance, HCW, and REA at equal RF accumulation without detriment to marbling score compared with nonimplanted steers.
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