A comparison of hay and silage with concentrates for twin bearing ewes

Big bale silage has become increasingly popular on many livestock farms in Ireland yet there is limited information on its use for sheep. The objective of this experiment was to compare the effects of feeding chopped or unchopped big bale silage, pit silage and hay when supplemented with either a barley or a molassed sugar beet pulp based concentrate when fed to ewes in late pregnancy on feed intake, ewe weight and body condition score changes, gestation length, lamb birth weight and colostrum yield.Sixty four mature lowland cross ewes (8/treatment) were oestrus synchronised in October and mated to terminal sire breeds (Suffolk, Texel or Charollais). The ewes were housed, winter shorn and pregnancy scanned in December, following which twin bearing animals were allocated to a 4 x 2 factorial experiment and individually fed either un-chopped or chopped big bale silage which had been wilted for 36-48 hours as is usual for this type of forage, pit silage, which had been wilted for 18-24 hours or hay.

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Citrus Pulp Pelleting

ASME 1971 Citrus Engineering Conference ◽

10.1115/cec1971-1701 ◽

1971 ◽

Author(s):

William G. Trapp

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Sugar Beet Pulp ◽

Foreign Markets ◽

Citrus Pulp ◽

Beet Pulp ◽

Alfalfa Meal ◽

By Products

Pelleting of complete formula feeds in this country started in the early 1930’s. Today, it is estimated that over thirty million tons are pelleted annually. Pelleting of single ingredients, such as citrus fines, alfalfa meal, wheat by-products, and sugar beet pulp, received their impetus in the early 1950’s. Today, it appears that large quantities of citrus pulp will be pelleted for the domestic and foreign markets. Paper published with permission.

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Grainbeet as a feed for ewes in late pregnancy

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s1752756200597531 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 1998 ◽

pp. 101-101

Author(s):

S. E. Pattinson ◽

A. Locke ◽

C. M. Minter

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Late Pregnancy ◽

Health Problems ◽

Sugar Beet Pulp ◽

Beet Pulp ◽

Barley Grains ◽

By Products ◽

Effect Of Feeding

Within early lambing systems, there is a heavy reliance on concentrate feeding in late pregnancy. Therefore, the possibility of replacing conventional dietary ingredients (e.g. barley, fishmeal) with cheaper by-products, such as sugar beet pulp and brewers grains, is of particular interest. Pelleted distillers barley grains fed with molassed sugar beet nuts have been shown to be a suitable feed for pregnant ewes (Merrell and Hyslop, 1994). However, some health problems have been noted when feeding malt distillers wet grains (Vipond and Lewis, 1993). The objective of this trial was to investigate the effect of feeding grainbeet (a mix of 5 parts brewers grains to 1 part molassed sugar beet pulp) on ewe performance, colostrum production and lamb performance.

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Grainbeet as a feed for ewes in late pregnancy

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s0308229600033146 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 1998 ◽

pp. 101-101

Author(s):

S. E. Pattinson ◽

A. Locke ◽

C. M. Minter

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Late Pregnancy ◽

Health Problems ◽

Sugar Beet Pulp ◽

Beet Pulp ◽

Barley Grains ◽

By Products ◽

Effect Of Feeding

Within early lambing systems, there is a heavy reliance on concentrate feeding in late pregnancy. Therefore, the possibility of replacing conventional dietary ingredients (e.g. barley, fishmeal) with cheaper by-products, such as sugar beet pulp and brewers grains, is of particular interest. Pelleted distillers barley grains fed with molassed sugar beet nuts have been shown to be a suitable feed for pregnant ewes (Merrell and Hyslop, 1994). However, some health problems have been noted when feeding malt distillers wet grains (Vipond and Lewis, 1993). The objective of this trial was to investigate the effect of feeding grainbeet (a mix of 5 parts brewers grains to 1 part molassed sugar beet pulp) on ewe performance, colostrum production and lamb performance.

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Biotechnology of co-fermentation of sugar by-products with typical agricultural substrates

Naukovij žurnal «Tehnìka ta energetika» ◽

10.31548/machenergy2020.03.135 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 135-141

Author(s):

Ye. O. Dvornik ◽

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Animal Manure ◽

Methane Yield ◽

Energy Crop ◽

Cattle Slurry ◽

Biogas Yield ◽

Grass Silage ◽

Beet Pulp ◽

The Difference ◽

By Products

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a promising option for the environmentally friendly recycling of agricultural by-products. However, overloading of the digester with sugar, starch or protein might cause inhibition of the anaerobic processes. The aim of the present project was to investigate the influence of sugar beet by products on biogas yield from a typical mixture of energy crops and animal manure. The investigated substrates have been: cattle slurry, maize, sorghum and grass silage, sugar beet pulp e (SBP) and sugar beet tail silage (SBT). The difference between untreated SBT to processed SBP. All substrates were digested in 1 l eudiometer-batch digesters at 37.5°C during 28 to 38 days. The specific methane yield of mixtures and various substrates exanimated. The experiments showed that edition of sugar beet by product to energy crop and slurry mixture results in high methane yield even the achieved methane yield of the mixture was lower the expected.

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Rumen fermentation and degradability in steers offered grass silage and untreated or sodium hydroxide-treated sugar-beet pulp or rolled or sodium hydroxide-treated barley or wheat

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) ◽

10.1017/s0308229600023783 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 1993 ◽

pp. 51-51

Author(s):

A.P. Moloney

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Sodium Hydroxide ◽

Rumen Fluid ◽

Rumen Fermentation ◽

Sugar Beet Pulp ◽

Cereal Grains ◽

Processing Methods ◽

Rumen Degradation ◽

Grass Silage ◽

Beet Pulp

Due to its slower rate of rumen degradation, molassed sugar beet pulp (MBP) is considered to result in a higher pH in rumen fluid wnen compared with cereals and to be of benefit in diets where maximum fibre digestion is desired (Fahmy et al., 1984). Sodium hydroxide-treatment of MBP, by increasing feed pH may increase the value of MBP still further in these situations. The most common method of processing whole cereal grains is dry rolling. Sodium hydroxide pre-treatment has also been shown to increase the digestibility of whole cereal grains close to thai achieved by dry rolling (Orskov, 1979). Little information is available on the relative effects on rumen fermentation of both processing methods. The objectives of this study were to (1) determine the effects of treating MBP with NaOH and (2) compare the effects of rolfing (R) and S as processing methods for barley and wheat, on rumen fermentation and dry matter (DM) degradability (DMD) in steers offered grass silage.

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Process selection for protein-enrichment: fermentation of the sugar industry by-products molasses and sugar beet pulp

Process Biochemistry ◽

10.1016/0032-9592(94)87002-0 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 29 (5) ◽

pp. 337-342 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

Poonam Nigam

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Sugar Industry ◽

Sugar Beet Pulp ◽

Protein Enrichment ◽

Process Selection ◽

Beet Pulp ◽

Selection For ◽

By Products

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The effect of nutrition in mid pregnancy and ewe liveweight change on birth weight and management for lamb survival in highly fecund ewes

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture ◽

10.1071/ea9920001 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 1 ◽

Cited By ~ 18

Author(s):

NM Fogarty ◽

DG Hall ◽

PJ Holst

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Treatment Period ◽

Litter Size ◽

Late Pregnancy ◽

Weather Conditions ◽

Gestation Length ◽

Nutritional Treatment ◽

Lamb Survival ◽

Staple Strength ◽

Fleece Weight

The effect of moderate undernutrition in mid pregnancy on lamb birth weight and survival of single- and multiple-bearing ewes is reported. A total of 1220 ewes of 3 crossbred types with different fecundity, Booroola Merino x Dorset (BD), Trangie Fertility Merino x Dorset (TD) and Border Leicester x Merino (BLM), were examined over 2 years. The treatments were low (L) and high (H) nutrition at pasture for 4 weeks from about day 75 of pregnancy. Ewe liveweight of the L group at the end of the treatments was 5 kg lower in 1984 and 8 kg lower in 1985 (P<0.01) than the H group. The differences were smaller by late pregnancy and post-lambing. The L treatment increased (P<0.01) birth weight by 0.16 kg in 1984 but had little effect in 1985. Litter size had the greatest effect on birth weight (P<0.01). Ewe crossbred type and lamb sex effects were also significant (P<0.01), although they tended to be reduced for higher order births. Nutritional treatment had no effect on gestation length. Ewe liveweight at joining and weight gains before and after the treatment period significantly affected birth weight and accounted for the large difference in birth weight between years (0.7 kg). Ewe weight gain during the treatment period in mid pregnancy had no significant effect on lamb birth weight. Nutritional treatment in mid pregnancy had no effect on lamb survival. Litter size significantly affected lamb survival, although inclusion of birth weight in the model reduced the effect. Weather conditions, as measured by chill index, significantly (P<0.01) affected lamb survival in 1984 but accounted for less variation in 1985 (P<0.05). Lamb survival for ewes was ranked BLM > TD > BD. Maximum survival was achieved at birth weights of 4-5 kg from BD and TD ewes and 5-6 kg from BLM ewes. The L treatment reduced (P<0.01) ewe greasy fleece weight by 0.15 kg but did not affect staple strength. Plasma glucose concentration at the end of treatment was lower (P<0.01) for L ewes, but there was no difference between L and H ewes in late pregnancy. Glucose declined with increasing fetal number. Plasma B-hydroxybutyrate concentration was lower for the H group than for L, and also for BLM than TD and BD ewes (P<0.01).

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Effect of l-carnitine supplementation and sugar beet pulp inclusion in gilt gestation diets on gilt live weight, lactation feed intake, and offspring growth from birth to slaughter1

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1093/jas/skz268 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 97 (10) ◽

pp. 4208-4218 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Hazel B Rooney ◽

Keelin O’Driscoll ◽

John V O’Doherty ◽

Peadar G Lawlor

Keyword(s):

Blood Glucose ◽

Birth Weight ◽

Sugar Beet ◽

Feed Intake ◽

Post Partum ◽

Live Weight ◽

Sugar Beet Pulp ◽

Carcass Weight ◽

Beet Pulp ◽

Blood Glucose Concentrations

Abstract This study evaluated the effects of l-carnitine (CAR) and sugar beet pulp (SBP) inclusion in gilt gestation diets on gilt live weight, cortisol concentration, lactation feed intake, and lifetime growth of progeny. Eighty-four pregnant gilts (Large White × Landrace) were randomly assigned to a treatment at day 38 of gestation until parturition; Control (0% SBP, 0 g CAR), CAR (0.125 g/d CAR), SBP (40% SBP), and SBP plus CAR (40% SBP, 0.125 g/d CAR). Gilts were weighed and back-fat depth was recorded on day 38, day 90, and day 108 of gestation and at weaning. Gilt saliva samples were collected pre-farrowing and fecal consistency was scored from entry to the farrowing room until day 5 post-partum. The number of piglets born (total, live, and stillborn) and individual birth weight was recorded. Piglet blood glucose concentration was measured 24 h post-partum and pigs were weighed on day 1, day 6, day 14, day 26, day 76, day 110, and day 147 of life. Carcass data were collected at slaughter. There was no interaction between CAR and SBP for any variable measured. The SBP-fed gilts were heavier on day 90 and day 108 of gestation (P < 0.05) and lost more weight during lactation (P < 0.05) than control gilts. They also had a greater fecal consistency score (P < 0.01). Total farrowing duration, piglet birth interval, and lactation feed intakes were similar between treatments (P > 0.05). The number of piglets born (total, live, and stillborn) and piglet birth weight was likewise similar between treatments (P > 0.05). Piglets from CAR-fed gilts had lower blood glucose concentrations (P < 0.01), while piglets from SBP-fed gilts had greater blood glucose concentrations (P < 0.01). Piglets from CAR gilts had a lower average daily gain between day 1 and day 6 (P < 0.05) and day 14 and day 26 post-partum (P < 0.05) compared to piglets from control gilts. However, CAR gilts weaned a greater number of pigs (P = 0.07). Live weight and carcass weight at slaughter were heavier for pigs from CAR gilts (P < 0.05) and from SBP gilts (P < 0.05). Pigs from CAR gilts (P < 0.01) and SBP gilts (P < 0.05) had increased carcass muscle depth. In conclusion, no benefit was found from the combined feeding of CAR and SBP. Fed separately, CAR increased the live weight, carcass weight, and muscle depth of progeny at slaughter. Feeding a high SBP diet increased fecal consistency in gilts pre-farrowing and increased live weight and carcass muscle depth of progeny.

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The use of sodium hydroxide-treated straw in rations for beef cattle

Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s0003356100035996 ◽

1978 ◽

Vol 27 (2) ◽

pp. 161-169 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

N. H. Cuthbert ◽

W. S. Thickett ◽

P. N. Wilson ◽

T. Brigstocke

Keyword(s):

Weight Gain ◽

Sugar Beet ◽

Classification Scheme ◽

Live Weight ◽

Barley Straw ◽

Live Weight Gain ◽

Grass Silage ◽

Average Intake ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Beet Pulp

ABSTRACTSixty-four British Friesian castrated male cattle (steers) with an average starting weight of 292 kg and an average slaughter weight of 460 kg were used to compare compound diets containing 0, 10, 20 or 30% NaOH-treated straw. A basic diet of 1·8 kg hay, 1·8 kg barley straw and sugar beet pulp, on a scale rising from 1·4 to 2·8 kg according to live weight, was given throughout the trial. Compound diets were individually offered on a scale starting at 3·8 kg rising to 5·8 kg with an average intake of 4·9 kg/day. Treatments did not differ significantly in respect of live-weight gain, which ranged from 0·94 kg/day with the control to 0·97 kg/day with the 30% NaOH-treated straw compound. The grading of the animals, based on the Meat and Livestock Classification scheme, also showed no significant difference.A second trial with a further 64 British Friesian steers tested inclusion levels of 0, 30,45 and 60% treated straw in a compound diet. At the start of the trial, the cattle averaged 328 kg live weight and were slaughtered from 450 kg live weight. Animals were yarded in store condition and were given a combination of grass silage and compound diets according to a scale, based on live weight and a predicted performance of 1 kg live-weight gain per day. There were no significant differences between treatments in live-weight gain, which ranged from 0·97 kg on the control to 1·02 kg/day on the 45% NaOH-treated straw diet. There was some refusal on the 60% NaOH-treated straw diet in respect of twice daily allocations, with a few cattle on occasions not being able to consume the allowance in the 30 min provided. However, each feed allocation was always consumed before the next meal. There were no significant differences between treatments in respect of fat class, but cattle on the 45% treated-straw diet had statistically superior conformation compared with the control.

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