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Effect of feeding soya-bean meal or distillers grains on the performance of silage fed beef cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

S.P Marsh
Affiliation:
ASRC, School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, UK
W.A.J Carr
Affiliation:
ASRC, School of Agriculture, Harper Adams University College, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 8NB, UK
M. Witt
Affiliation:
Trident Feeds, Oundle Road, PO Box 11, Peterborough, PE2 9QX, UK
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Extracted soya-bean meal is used by many beef producers in the UK as a protein source for cattle. A number of farm assurance schemes and abattoirs now prohibit the use of this feedstuff due to the possible inclusion of genetically modified material. Organic production standards prohibit the feeding of solvent extracted feeding stuffs. Therefore, there is a requirement to evaluate alternative traceable protein sources for beef cattle. The objective of this trial was to determine the effect on cattle performance of feeding sugar beet feed with distillers grains or soya-bean meal to beef cattle on a silage based system.

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Poster Presentations
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2002

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