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A comparison of two types of fish meal as protein supplements for finishing British Friesian steers given grass silage ad libitum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 November 2017

P S Kirby ,
J R Outhwaite  and
T O Jones
P S Kirby
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Agricultural Development and Advisory Service. Shardlow Hall. Shardlow. Derby DE7 2GN
J R Outhwaite
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Agricultural Development and Advisory Service. The Lodge. Oakham. Leics LE15 6JA
T O Jones
Affiliation:
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Agricultural Development and Advisory Service. Veterinary Investigation Centre. , The Elms, College Road. Sutton Bonington. Loughborough LE12 5RB
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Fish meal supplementation of grass silage diets has increased the daily live-weight gain of growing beef cattle. However, the live weight advantage at turnout has generally been negated after a period of compensatory growth at grass. Hence, protein supplementation may be economically advantageous with cattle being finished out of yards. The purpose of this experiment was to compare the effect of feeding two types of fish meal on the performance of dairy-bred cattle during the finishing winter of an eighteen-month beef system.

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Nutrition
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1984 , March 1984 , pp. 116
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1984

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