Evaluation of sugar beet feeds and maize distiller's dark grains as supplements for pregnant ewes fed straw-based diets

The feeding of lowland sheep on straw-based systems during pregnancy was developed at ADAS Rosemaund during the last decade (Davies and Chappie 1995). Results showed that ewe and lamb performance were satisfactory, providing adequate compound supplementation was fed. Whole barley and soya bean meal has been the standard ration, but feeds based on high protein molassed sugar beet feed (Probeet Trident Feed) and maize distiller's dark grains could improve palatability and be easier to feed. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects on ewe and lamb performance of feeding sugar beet feeds and maize distiller's dark grains to pregnant ewes on a straw-based feeding system.

Simple mixes of molassed sugar beet feed, field beans and distillers grains for pregnant March-lambing ewes

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s1752756200005007 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 2001 ◽

pp. 118-118 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

D G Chapple ◽

K P A Wheeler ◽

G Perrott ◽

M Witt

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Late Pregnancy ◽

Soya Bean ◽

Distillers Grains ◽

Early Lactation ◽

Bean Meal ◽

Soya Bean Meal ◽

Field Beans ◽

Feeding of lowland sheep on straw-based systems during pregnancy and in early lactation has shown that ewe and lamb performance can be satisfactory, providing adequate compound supplementation is fed (Davies and Chapple, 1995). Whole barley and soya bean meal has been the standard ration. However, soya bean meal is imported and may not be fully traceable. Maize or barley distillers fed with beans could provide traceable protein to replace soya bean meal in sheep diets. Experiments with housed early-lambing ewes and ewes suckling twin lambs at grass have shown that traceable feeds, based on molassed sugar beet and either maize or barley distillers grains, can replace a barley/soya supplement when fed with straw based diets in late pregnancy or at grass (Chappleet al., 1999 and 2000). The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects on ewe and lamb performance of feeding sugar beet feeds with distillers grains and beans to March-lambing ewes on a straw-based system.

Comparison of sugar beet feeds and distillers grains as supplements for early lambing ewes fed straw-based and big-bale silage diets

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s1752756200002817 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 1999 ◽

pp. 126-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

D G Chapple ◽

K P A Wheeler ◽

G Perrott ◽

M Witt

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Soya Bean ◽

Distillers Grains ◽

Early Lactation ◽

Bean Meal ◽

Soya Bean Meal ◽

Feeding lowland sheep on straw-based systems during pregnancy (Davies and Chapple 1995) has shown that ewe and lamb performance can be satisfactory, providing adequate compound supplementation was fed. Whole barley and soya bean meal has been the standard ration. Experiments with March-lambing ewes (Chapple et al., 1997) has shown that feeds based on molassed sugar beet feed and maize distillers dark grains can replace a barley/soya supplement. The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects on ewe and lamb performance of feeding sugar beet feeds with higher levels of distillers grains to January-lambing ewes on straw-based and big-bale silage systems during pregnancy and early lactation.

Simple mixes of molassed sugar beet feed and distillers grains for lactating ewes

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s175275620000079x ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 2000 ◽

pp. 78-78

Author(s):

D G Chapple ◽

K P A Wheeler ◽

G Perrott ◽

M Witt

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Late Pregnancy ◽

Soya Bean ◽

Distillers Grains ◽

Early Lactation ◽

Bean Meal ◽

Soya Bean Meal ◽

Feeding of lowland sheep on straw-based systems during pregnancy and in early lactation has shown that ewe and lamb performance can be satisfactory, providing adequate compound supplementation is fed (Davies and Chapple, 1995). Whole barley and soya bean meal has been the standard ration. However, soya bean meal is imported and not fully traceable. Experiments with January- and March-lambing ewes have shown that traceable, homeproduced feeds based on equal quantities of molassed sugar beet feed and either maize or barley distillers grains can replace a barley/soya supplement when fed with straw or silage-based diets in late pregnancy (Chappleet al., 1998 and 1999). The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects on ewe and lamb performance of feeding sugar beet feeds with distillers grains to March-lambing ewes rearing twin lambs at pasture.

Hay intake, milk production and rumen fermentation in British Saanen goats given concentrates varying widely in protein concentration

Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s0003356100020857 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 54 (3) ◽

pp. 395-403 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

M. S. Badamana ◽

J. D. Sutton

Keyword(s):

Volatile Fatty Acids ◽

Rumen Fluid ◽

Random Sequence ◽

Milk Composition ◽

Soya Bean ◽

High Protein ◽

Lactating Goats ◽

Acid Detergent Fibre ◽

Bean Meal ◽

AbstractAbout 8 weeks after parturition six multiparous British Saanen goats with permanent rumen fistulas were allocated to three dietary treatments in a random sequence for three successive 30-day periods. The treatments were perennial ryegrass hayad libitumwith 1000 glday of concentrates containing 112 (low-protein, LP), 182 (high-protein, HP) or 255 (very high protein, VHP) g crude protein (CP) per kg dry matter (DM) daily. The CP concentration was increased by substitution of soya-bean meal for cereals. From day 19 of each period, when measurements were made, concentrate allowance was reduced to 850 glday and hay intake was offered at proportionately 0·10 more than consumption in the previous 6 days. Hay intake and milk yield increased linearly with CP in the concentrates, but differences between HP and VHP were small and non-significant. Milk composition was unaffected by the treatments, so yields of milk solids followed the same trends as yields of milk, but these were only significant for solids-not-fat. The digestibility of neutral-detergent fibre, acid-detergent fibre and nitrogen (N) all increased with increasing CP, but significantly so only for N; the digestibility of DM and organic matter was unaffected.The digestibility of the hay incubated in the rumen was unaffected by the treatments. With increasing N intake, faecal, urine and milk N increased linearly as did apparently digested N but N retention did not follow a consistent pattern. Rumen volatile fatty acids and pH were unaffected but concentration of rumen ammonia and blood urea increased with increasing CP as did rumen fluid dilution rate. The results suggest that, with lactating goats given diets of moderate quality grass hay and concentrates containing soya-bean meal, responses to concentrations of CP greater than about 180 g/kg DM in the concentrates or 140 g CP per kg DM in the total diet are likely to be small.

Digestion and utilization of straw. 2. Effect of different supplements on the digestion ammonia-treated straw

Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s0003356100041374 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 38 (1) ◽

pp. 75-81 ◽

Cited By ~ 23

Author(s):

S. T. M. Fahmy ◽

N. H. Lee ◽

E. R. Ørskov

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Dry Matter ◽

Soya Bean ◽

Sugar Beet Pulp ◽

Beet Pulp ◽

Bean Meal ◽

ABSTRACTFour experiments with sheep fitted with rumen cannulae were conducted to investigate whether the rate of digestion of ammonia-treated straw, estimated as disappearance of dry matter from nylon bags in the rumen, might be increased by supplements of either soya bean meal, sucrose or sugar beet pulp at a level of 0·1, or by increasing the concentrations of dietary soluble micro and macro minerals.There were no differences among treatments in rate and extent of digestion of straw due to supplementations.In another experiment, the effect of increasing the proportion of molassed sugar beet pulp or rolled barley on rate of digestion of ammonia-treated straw was investigated. A greater proportion of sugar beet pulp (0·45) could be included in the diet before the rate of digestion was decreased in comparison with rolled barley (0·35).Assuming that the digestibility of the sugar beet pulp and the rolled barley was not changed by the increasing proportion in the diet, it could be calculated that the digestibility of straw was reduced from 0·538 with straw alone to 0·403 with the sugar beet pulp and to 0·218 with the rolled barley supplement when the supplements were included at a level of 0·70.

Protein and lysine levels in practical rations

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859600017718 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 74 (3) ◽

pp. 575-581 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

R. Braude ◽

P. Lerman

Keyword(s):

Crude Protein ◽

Fish Meal ◽

Soya Bean ◽

Growing Pigs ◽

Nutrient Requirements ◽

Lower Performance ◽

Bean Meal ◽

Soya Bean Meal ◽

The Cost ◽

SUMMARYA co-ordinated trial has been carried out at twenty-one centres to obtain information on the following problems: does the addition of synthetic lysine to a ‘standard’ ration, widely recommended and used in this country, beneficially influence the performance of growing pigs, and is the effect influenced by whether the source of supplementary protein is white fish meal or soya bean meal ?In comparison with a ration providing levels of crude protein and lysine recommended in the A.R.C. ‘Nutrient Requirements of Pigs’, the ‘standard’ ration which contained less crude protein and total lysine, produced slightly lower performance, but about the same profit. The performance on the ‘standard’ ration could be improved by the addition of synthetic lysine, but such supplementation would not be profitable unless the cost of synthetic lysine was less than 21s./kg.The response to added synthetic lysine was similar on rations in which the source of supplementary protein was either white fish meal or soya bean meal.

Comparison of pressed sugar beet pulp ensiled with dried maize distillers grains against a ration based on barley and soya bean meal for fast finishing suckled beef bulls

Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science ◽

10.1017/s1752756200004956 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 2001 ◽

pp. 113-113

Author(s):

S.P Marsh ◽

S.L Edmond ◽

M. Witt

Keyword(s):

Sugar Beet ◽

Production Systems ◽

Rapeseed Meal ◽

Soya Bean ◽

Sugar Beet Pulp ◽

Distillers Grains ◽

Beet Pulp ◽

Bean Meal ◽

Alternative Feeds ◽

Intensively finished beef cattle have traditionally been fed rations based on rolled mineralised barley with a protein supplement such as soya bean or rapeseed meal. Since feed accounts for 75-85% of the variable costs of intensive beef production systems (MLC 1999) the use of alternative feeds that have a lower cost per unit of energy are worthy of investigation. The objective of this trial was to evaluate feeding pressed sugar beet pulp ensiled with dried maize distillers grains (Praize, Trident Feeds) on the performance of fast finishing continental cross weaned suckled bulls.

PSVII-35 Late-Breaking Abstract: Microwave heat treatment feed effect on ruminal degradability and intestinal protein digestibility - a brief review

Journal of Animal Science ◽

10.1093/jas/skaa278.607 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 98 (Supplement_4) ◽

pp. 342-343

Author(s):

Md Safiqur Rahaman Shishir ◽

Muhammad Jamal Khan ◽

Hassan Khanaki ◽

Graham Brodie ◽

Brendan Cullen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Heat Treatment ◽

Protein Digestibility ◽

Soya Bean ◽

Canola Meal ◽

Canola Seed ◽

Intestinal Protein ◽

Bean Meal ◽

Ruminal Degradability ◽

Abstract Rumen degradability of crude protein (CP) of feed is a major factor that determines the utilization of CP in ruminant production. This study briefly reviewed the findings from six international studies of microwave (MW) heat treatment effect on feed CP rumen degradability and intestinal CP digestibility. Six in vitro studies of concentrate feed (canola seed, canola meal, soya bean meal, cottonseed meal, corn, and barley) showed a decrease in effective rumen degradability of dry matter and protein by 4–40% and 17–40%, respectively compared to control group (untreated concentrate feed). Among the six studies, four studies identified the MW heat treatment effect on intestinal protein digestibility. Due to MW heat treatment, canola seed, canola meal, soya bean meal, and cottonseed meal showed an increase in intestinal CP digestibility by 17%, 20%, 21%, and 19%, respectively. Overall the briefly reviewed studies showed that, MW heat treatment substantially reduced feed CP ruminal degradability and increased in vitro CP digestibility of ruminally undegraded CP.

Evaluation of rumen protected rapeseed expeller (NovaPro) as an alternative to soya bean meal in dairy cow diets

Animal Feed Science and Technology ◽

10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2021.114816 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 114816

Author(s):

Philip C. Garnsworthy ◽

Neil Saunders ◽

Jennifer R. Goodman ◽

Michael Marsden

Keyword(s):

Dairy Cow ◽

Soya Bean ◽

Bean Meal ◽