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Food Additives for Growing Cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 November 2017

S. Thomas
Affiliation:
North of Scotland College of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB9 1UD
C. K. Mackie
Affiliation:
North of Scotland College of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen, AB9 1UD
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Food additives are used to increase growth rate by young growing cattle in their first winter before being turned out to graze. Evidence indicates that increased gains may not be retained through the grazing season. A trial was made to measure the effect of food additives on the performance of young growing cattle during winter and subsequently through the grazing season. Sixty British Friesian castrated male calves were offered grass silage ad libitum (DM 198g/kg; ME l0.0MJ/kg DM; CP 130g/kg DM) supplemented with either bruised barley or dried, molassed sugar beet pulp.

Type
Beef Production
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1987

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