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Effects of different barley grain preservation techniques on intake, growth and carcase traits of finishing dairy bulls fed grass silage-based rations

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A. Huuskonen Open the ORCID record for A. Huuskonen [Opens in a new window] ,
M. Rinne Open the ORCID record for M. Rinne [Opens in a new window]  and
K. Manni Open the ORCID record for K. Manni [Opens in a new window]
A. Huuskonen*
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Production Systems, FI-71750 Maaninka, Finland
M. Rinne
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Production Systems, FI-31600 Jokioinen, Finland
K. Manni
Affiliation:
Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Production Systems, FI-31600 Jokioinen, Finland
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Author for correspondence: A. Huuskonen, E-mail: arto.huuskonen@luke.fi
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Abstract

The effects of different barley grain preservation techniques on intake, growth and carcase traits of dairy bulls were determined in a feeding trial using 52 Holstein and 48 Nordic Red bulls which were allotted to four feeding treatments (five pens and 25 bulls per treatment). Spring barley was harvested with a conventional combine harvester and four different preservation techniques formed the four experimental treatments. Dry grain (DG) was dried to the targeted dry matter (DM) concentration of 870–880 g/kg and rolled within 7 days prior to feeding. High moisture grain treated with a formic acid-based additive (FA) was harvested and crimped on the targeted DM content of 700 g/kg. Low moisture grain treated with a urea-based additive (UR) and low moisture grain treated with a propionic acid-based additive (PA) were harvested and crimped on the targeted DM content of 800 g/kg. The bulls were fed with total mixed ration ad libitum. On DM basis, the diets included grass silage (500 g/kg), barley grain (485 g/kg) and a mineral–vitamin mixture (15 g/kg). Daily DM intake (DMI) and live weight gain were 6% higher when crimped grains were used instead of DG (P < 0.05). There were no observed significant differences in DMI, gain or carcase traits between high moisture and low moisture crimped grain treatments or between UR and PA. The current results show that producers have the option to vary grain preservation system without major changes to growth performance or carcase traits.

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Beef productioncrimped graingrowth performanceHordeum vulgare
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Animal Research Paper
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 158 , Issue 8-9 , November 2020 , pp. 748 - 755
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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