| Autor: |
Saunders, C. S., Yang, S. Y., Eun, J.-S., Feuz, D. M., ZoBell, D. R. |
| Přispěvatelé: |
Agricultural Institute of Canada |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
| Předmět: |
|
| Zdroj: |
Animal, Dairy, and Veterinary Science Faculty Publications |
| Popis: |
A feedlot experiment was performed to determine growth performance, ruminal fermentation characteristics, and economic returns for growing beef steers when fed a brown midrib corn silage-based total mixed ration (BMRT) compared with a conventional corn silage-based total mixed ration (CCST). Twenty-four Angus crossbred steers (initial body weight=258±23.2 kg) in individual pens were used in a completely randomized design (n=12). Intake of dry matter was not different between the treatments. Steers fed the BMRT tended to have greater average daily gain (1.54 vs. 1.42 kg d−1; P=0.09) and gain-to-feed ratio (0.165 vs. 0.146; P=0.07) compared with those fed the CCST. Feeding the BMRT increased total volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentration (P=0.01) compared with the CCST, while it decreased molar proportion of acetate (P |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|
