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The production of beef from pre-ruminant Friesian steers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

J. H. B. Roy ,
I. J. F. Stobo ,
P. Ganderton  and
Susan M. Shotton
J. H. B. Roy
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AT
I. J. F. Stobo
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AT
P. Ganderton
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AT
Susan M. Shotton
Affiliation:
National Institute for Research in Dairying, Shinfield, Reading RG2 9AT
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Summary

1. Four British Friesian steers were reared to a live weight of 340 kg as pre-ruminant animals, by the use of milk substitutes based on liquid skim milk, spray-dried whey powder and an ultra-high-fat (68%) milk powder.

2. Except for one case of hypomagnesaemia, the steers remained healthy. Live-weight gain/day, age at slaughter and feed conversion ratio were 1·23 kg, 253 days and 2·31 kg dry matter/kg weight gain respectively.

3. No marked development of the rumen had occurred; gut fill in relation to fasted live weight was 3·4% and killing-out percentage was 61·2.

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Research Article
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Animal Production , Volume 16 , Issue 3 , June 1973 , pp. 215 - 222
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1973

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