Effects of ruminal degradability of the protein supplement on the utilization of maize-stover silage by growing beef cattle

The use of barley and a protein supplement such as soya bean meal as an ad libitum ration for intensively finished male beef calves has been well established and widely used since the conception of the cereal beef system in the 1960’s (Preston et al 1963). Rations on commercial beef units rearing Continental cross Holstein beef cattle are usually formulated to contain 175g CP/kg DM. With the recent fall in the price of barley there is increased interest in the cereal beef system for bull calves and late maturing Continental cross Holstein heifers. Increasing the proportion of barley in cereal beef rations can reduce ration costs and provided productivity is maintained, increase profit. There is also a paucity of information on the performance of heifers on the cereal beef system. The objective of this study was to evaluate feeding cereal based rations containing either 140 or 175g CP/kg DM to Continental cross Holstein bulls and heifers.

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255 Evaluation of canola meal versus soybean meal as a protein supplement on performance and carcass characteristics of growing and finishing beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.2527/asasann.2017.255 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 95 (suppl_4) ◽

pp. 125-126

Author(s):

A. C. Good ◽

J. J. McKinnon ◽

G. B. Penner ◽

T. A. McAllister ◽

T. Mutsvangwa

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Soybean Meal ◽

Carcass Characteristics ◽

Canola Meal ◽

Protein Supplement ◽

Finishing Beef Cattle

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Untreated Maize Stover as a Substitute for Routine Silage in Beef Cattle Rations

East African Agricultural and Forestry Journal ◽

10.1080/00128325.1994.11663215 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 60 (1-2) ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

T.A. Onyango

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Maize Stover

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Substitution of dry Leucaena leucocephala (DLL) leaves for cotton seed cake (CSC) as a protein supplement to urea treated maize stover fed to dairy weaner goats

Animal Feed Science and Technology ◽

10.1016/s0377-8401(98)00139-4 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 73 (3-4) ◽

pp. 365-374 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

E.E. Ndemanisho ◽

L.A. Mtenga ◽

E.F.C. Kimbi ◽

A.E. Kimambo ◽

E.J. Mtengeti

Keyword(s):

Cotton Seed ◽

Leucaena Leucocephala ◽

Protein Supplement ◽

Maize Stover ◽

Seed Cake

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Dormant season grazing on northern mixed grass prairie agroecosystems: Does protein supplement intake, cow age, weight and body condition impact beef cattle resource use and residual vegetation cover?

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0240629 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (10) ◽

pp. e0240629

Author(s):

Samuel A. Wyffels ◽

Darrin L. Boss ◽

Bok F. Sowell ◽

Timothy DelCurto ◽

Janice G. P. Bowman ◽

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Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Body Condition ◽

Resource Use ◽

Vegetation Cover ◽

Protein Supplement ◽

Mixed Grass Prairie ◽

Mixed Grass ◽

Dormant Season ◽

Supplement Intake

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Organoleptic, Chemical and Bacterial Characteristics of Meat and Offals from Beef Cattle Fed Wet Poultry Excreta

Journal of Food Protection ◽

10.4315/0362-028x-41.9.712 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 41 (9) ◽

pp. 712-716 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

O. B. SMITH ◽

G. K. MACLEOD ◽

W. R. USBORNE

Keyword(s):

Beef Cattle ◽

Nutritive Value ◽

Protein Supplement ◽

Longissimus Muscle ◽

Mesenteric Lymph Nodes ◽

Overall Acceptability ◽

Mesenteric Lymph ◽

Calcium And Phosphorus ◽

Cadmium Lead ◽

Finishing Beef Cattle

Three groups of growing-finishing beef cattle were fed soybean meal, urea or acetic-propionic acid-treated wet-cage layer excreta as a protein supplement for 125 days. Rib-roasts from the cattle were evaluated for cooking loss, juiciness, flavor, tenderness and overall acceptability. Rib cuts were analyzed for moisture, fat and protein, and samples of the liver, heart, kidney, and longissimus muscle were analyzed for cadmium, lead, copper, iron, calcium and phosphorus. In addition, gall bladders and mesenteric lymph nodes obtained from the cattle at slaughter as well as layer excreta samples were cultured for salmonellae. No significant differences were found in any of the factors studied. Salmonellae were isolated from the cage layer excreta, but not from cattle tissues. Apparently, feeding organic acid-treated wet cage layer excreta to cattle would not affect the nutritive value, organoleptic quality or wholesomeness of beef.

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