Alfalfa hay and wet corn gluten feed levels
in steam-flaked corn finishing diets

Alfalfa hay and wet corn gluten feed levels in steam-flaked corn finishing diets

Sindt, J.J.; Drouillard, J.S.; Pike, J.N.; Montgomery, S.P.; Coetzer, C.M.; Farran, T.B.; Kessen, T.J.; Ethington, R.T.

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Publication Date: 2001

Conference: Cattlemen's Day, 2001, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March 2, 2001
Starting Page: 98, Ending Page: 100
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

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Abstract:

A 153-day finishing experiment was conducted using 631 heifers to determine optimum alfalfa hay and wet corn gluten feed (WCGF) combinations in steam-flaked, corn-based diets. Diets contained either 2 or 6% alfalfa hay and 25, 35, or 45% WCGF (dry basis). Performance was similar (P>0.16) for cattle fed 2 or 6% alfalfa hay. Gain efficiencies (P<0.05) and fat thickness (P<0.10) declined linearly with increasing amounts of WCGF. For heifers fed 2% alfalfa hay, ribeye area increased with increasing dietary WCGF. However for heifers fed 6% alfalfa hay, ribeye area decreased with increasing dietary WCGF. Liver abscesses were lowest for heifers fed 35% WCGF. Alfalfa hay fed at 2% of diet dry matter is sufficient for steam-flaked corn diets containing 25, 35 or 45% WCGF.

Keywords: Beef; Wet corn gluten feed; Steam-flaked corn; Finishing cattle

URL for this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/4520

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