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Processed urea treated whole-crop wheat (Alkalage) for finishing beef cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

S.P Marsh  and
C Rudden
S.P Marsh
Affiliation:
ASRC, School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, UK
C Rudden
Affiliation:
Volac International Ltd. Volac House, Orwell, Royston, Hertfordshires, SG8 5QX, UK
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Since feed accounts for 75-85% of the variable costs of beef production, the use of alternative feeds and high-energy forages that have a lower cost per unit of energy are worthy of investigation. The technique of harvesting cereals where the whole-crop is harvested at a dry matter (DM) content of 650-750g/kg with the harvester fitted with a grain processor has recently been developed. The objective of this trial was to determine the effect of feeding either adlibitum processed urea treated whole-crop wheat (Alkalage) or cereals on the performance of Continental cross beef cattle since there is no data on the performance of beef cattle fed Alkalage.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2002 , 2002 , pp. 116
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2002

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