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INTAKE AND LIVEWEIGHT GAIN OF BEEF CATTLE FED ON MAIZE SILAGE AND DRIED PELLETED WHOLE‐CROP BEANS ( VICIA FABA L.)
Author(s) -
Lonsdale C. R.,
Tayler J. C.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
grass and forage science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.716
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1365-2494
pISSN - 0142-5242
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1969.tb01085.x
Subject(s) - silage , vicia faba , crop , agronomy , biology , zoology
Three groups of eight 9‐month‐old steers were fed ad lib . on maize silage alone and with 29 or 57% of the total DM intake as dried and pelleted whole‐crop field beans ( Vicia faba L.). The total daily DM intakes were 3.7,5.0 and 5.8 kg/head, respectively. The corresponding daily liveweight gains were 0.44, 0.74 and 0.97 kg/ head and the respective values for efficiency of food conversion were 12, 15 and 17 kg liveweight gain per 100 kg DM intake. It is suggested that high‐protein artificially‐dried forages make a very suitable supplement to a low‐protein whole‐crop cereal silage.