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Effect of animal size and supplementation on the feeding value of whole crop wheat

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

M. Castejon  and
J.D. Leaver
M. Castejon
Affiliation:
Wye College, University of London, Nr. Ashford, Kent. TN25 5AH
J.D. Leaver
Affiliation:
Wye College, University of London, Nr. Ashford, Kent. TN25 5AH
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Previous studies (Castejon and Leaver, 1990) with heifers of 350 kg liveweight showed whole crop wheat (WCW) treated with 40 kg urea/t DM had a DOMD of 654 g/kg, and 8% of grain in the crop was excreted in the faeces. Morgan and Campling (1978) have shown that age of animal influences the digestibility of cereal grains.

The objective of the present trial was to examine the intake, digestibility and liveweight gain of three sizes of heifer with and without supplementation.

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Cereal Crop Utilisation
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1991 , March 1991 , pp. 153
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1991

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References

Castejon, M and Leaver, J.D. (1990) Animal Production 50, 584 (Abstr.).Google Scholar
Morgan, C.A. and Campling, R.C. (1978) Animal Production 27, 223–239.Google Scholar