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A note on the utilization by calves of maize and potato diets in liquid suspension or in dry form

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

C. E. Hinks  and
C. T. Whittemore
C. E. Hinks
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG
C. T. Whittemore
Affiliation:
School of Agriculture, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG
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Summary

Forty British Friesian male calves were pair-fed creep feeds containing 67% of either cooked potato or cooked maize in the form of a dry coarse meal or finely ground in liquid suspension.

Although dry maize diets were more acceptable than dry potato diets, daily gains were unaffected by either diet composition or drymatter content.

Calves on liquid-fed diets produced faeces of significantly lower dry-matter content.

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Research Article
Information
Animal Production , Volume 22 , Issue 3 , June 1976 , pp. 415 - 418
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1976

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