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Grape juice concentrate as a feed for beef cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

C.L. Hemsley ,
P. Rowlinson  and
M. Ellis
C.L. Hemsley
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, the University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
P. Rowlinson
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, the University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
M. Ellis
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture, the University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
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Extract

Wine production within the EEC has been increasing continuously over the past decade,creating a surplus which has been handled either by storage as wine or concentrated grape Juice, or by the distillation of wine to higher strength alcohol. As a possible alternative outlet, it has been proposed that grape juice concentrate (GJC) be used as a component of animal feed systems.

The dry matter (DM) of GJC averages 630 g/kg, with a sugar content of 920 g/kg DM of which approximately equal proportions are fructose and glucose. The protein content averages only 10g/kgDM

To investigate the feasibility of utilising GJC in the diet of beef cattle a production trial tas planned, using information on voluntary intakes of GJC and total dry matter intakes (DMI) obtained in a preliminary cattle feeding study.

Type
Ruminant Nutrition
Information
Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1986 , March 1986 , pp. 138
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1986

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