Wheat silage partially replacing oaten hay exhibited greater feed efficiency and fibre digestion despite low feed intake by feedlot lambs

Autor: Zhao-Yang Cui, Wen-Juan Li, Wei-Kang Wang, Qi-Chao Wu, Yao-Wen Jiang, Ailiyasi Aisikaer, Fan Zhang, He-Wei Chen, Hong-Jian Yang
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Animal Nutrition, Vol 15, Iss , Pp 332-340 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-6545
DOI: 10.1016/j.aninu.2023.08.010
Popis: This study aimed to investigate the feeding effect of wheat silage on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation, and microbiota composition in feedlot lambs. Sixty-four male crossbred Chinese Han lambs (BW = 27.8 ± 0.67 kg, 3 months of age) were randomly assigned to four ration groups with wheat silage replacing 0% (WS0), 36% (WS36), 64% (WS64), and 100% (WS100) of oaten hay on forage dry matter basis. The concentrate-to-forage ratio was 80:20 and the feeding trial lasted 52 d. Increasing wheat silage inclusion linearly decreased dry matter intake by 4% to 27% (P
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