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A note on ensiled ear maize and barley in finishing rations for beef cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

J. E. Umoh  and
W. Holmes
J. E. Umoh
Affiliation:
Wye College, University of London, Ashford, Kent TN25 5AH
W. Holmes
Affiliation:
Wye College, University of London, Ashford, Kent TN25 5AH
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Summary

Ensiled ear maize was compared with rolled barley as the cereal in a finishing diet for cattle weighing about 400 kg. The diets resulted in similar gains of about 1·2 kg/day.

Type
Research Article
Information
Animal Production , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , April 1976 , pp. 279 - 281
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1976

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Horton, G. M. J. and Holmes, W. 1975. Feeding value of whole and rolled propionic acid-treated high-moisture corn for beef cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 40: 706–713.CrossRefGoogle Scholar