Garlic in Ruminants Feeding

Feeding Poultry Litter to Ruminants

Experiments were conducted to assess the feasibility of recycling poultry litter in the diets of young calves. Weaning rations containing 30% ensiled or unprocessed poultry litter gave unsatisfactory growth when fed to calves from two to twelve weeks of age. However, when these twelve week old calves were fed rations containing 30% or 50% poultry litter and sorghum, the costs/kg. gain were 19.5...

Recent Developments in the Metabolizable Energy Feeding System for Ruminants

Equations presented predict the metabolizable energy (ME) content of feeds, and ME requirements for maintenance and production. New approaches are described for defining the maintenance requirements of penned and grazing animals, and the composition and energy of liveweight gains. The latter employs the concept of a Standard Reference Weight (SRW) to characterise the various breeds of cattle an...

Palatability and feeding behaviour in ruminants. A review

Feeding value of wet distillers byproducts for finishing ruminants.

Yearling and calf finishing trials (replicated over 2 yr) evaluated the feeding value of wet distillers byproducts (wet distillers grains and thin stillage). An additional trial estimated the amount of thin stillage bypassing the rumen when consumed by drinking. Yearlings were 5, 10, and 20% more efficient (linear, P < .01; quadratic, P = .05), whereas calves were 2, 6, and 14% more efficient (...

A Nutritional Guide to Feeding Pacific Northwest Barley to Ruminants

The University of Idaho provides equal opportunity in education and employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam-era veteran, as required by state and federal laws. 1 Malting barley is the most valued variety of barley. However, growing conditions for malt-ing barley may result in a substandard quality that is unsuitable for use by t...