Performance of growing steers fed either hay or silage supplemented with canola or fish meal

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Seoane ◽  
A-M. Christen ◽  
A. Amyot ◽  
H. V. Petit
Keyword(s):  
Feed Efficiency ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Fish Meal ◽  
Early Spring ◽  
Protein Supplementation ◽  
Canola Meal ◽  
Protein Supplements ◽  
Medium Quality ◽  
Grazing Period ◽  
Supplemental Protein

One hundred and eighty-six crossbred steers (194.4 ± 1.5 kg) were used to determine the effect of protein supplementation of medium-quality grass hay or silage on performance during wintering and compensatory growth during the grazing period. All steers received the hay or the silage ad libitum during the 182-d wintering period. They were also fed fixed quantities of one of three supplements: C, a control with no supplemental protein; CM, a canola meal; and FM, a fish meal containing supplements. Daily amounts of supplementation were fixed to supply to each steer the same amount of barley (85 g 100 kg−1 BW), of dry molasses (15 g 100 kg−1 BW) and of minerals, vitamins and Bovatec (10 g 100 kg−1 BW). The protein supplements CM and FM supplied the equivalent of 95 g of crude protein daily 100 kg−1 BW compared with 15 g 100 kg−1 BW for the control. Expressed as g kg−0.75, forage DM intake was 13.3% higher when fed as hay than as silage (P < 0.0001). Protein supplementation increased forage DM intake when fed as hay (P < 0.02) but not when fed as silage. Average daily gains (ADG) tended to be 5.8% higher for steers fed hay than for those fed silage (P = 0.06). Protein supplementation markedly improved ADG (P < 0.0001). When hay was fed, no differences were found in ADG between CM and FM supplementation; however, FM supplementation produced higher ADG than CM when silage was fed (P < 0.001). Feed efficiency was not affected by the type of forage fed, but it was higher for steers receiving protein supplementation (P < 0.001), the effect being more evident when the forage was fed as silage (P < 0.001) than when fed as hay (P = 0.07). Compensatory gains were obtained when the steers were taken out to pasture in early spring; steers fed silage, which obtained smaller ADG during wintering, showed higher ADG in pasture (P < 0.01). After 62 d grazing, the effect of protein supplementation during winter on body weight had almost disappeared. Key words: Protein supplementation, forages, cattle, growth

scholarly journals Performance of lambs fed either hay or silage supplemented with canola or fish meals

1998 ◽  
Vol 78 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. R. Agbossamey ◽  
H. V. Petit ◽  
J. R. Seoane ◽  
G. J. St-Laurent
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Feed Efficiency ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Nutritive Value ◽  
Fish Meal ◽  
Protein Supplementation ◽  
Canola Meal ◽  
Apparent Digestibility ◽  
Dietary Components ◽  
Ad Libitum

Forty-eight lambs (29.0 ± 4.7 kg BW) were used to study the effects of protein supplementation of forages on performance and diet digestibility. Lambs were fed grass hay or silage ad libitum plus a daily supplement of either: C, a control supplement supplying 1.2 g kg−1 BW of dry molasses and 0.6 g kg−1 BW of minerals, vitamins and lasalocid; CM, control supplement + 5.48 g kg−1 BW of canola meal; or FM, control supplement + 3 g kg−1 BW of fish meal. Apparent digestibility of all dietary components was higher in lambs fed silage than in those fed hay (P < 0.04). Addition of CM or FM improved apparent digestibility of energy and crude protein (CP) of lambs fed hay (P < 0.02) and CP digestibility of lambs fed silage (P < 0.01). Apparent digestibility of CP was higher in lambs fed FM than in those fed CM with either hay or silage (P < 0.03). Addition of CM or FM tended to decrease ADF digestibility of silage-based diets (P < 0.06). Apparent ADF digestibility of hay-based diets was lower in lambs fed CM than in those fed FM (P < 0.02). Forage DM intake was similar for all treatments. Addition of CM or FM to the diets improved average daily gains by 24% (P < 0.03), an effect that was higher with hay (35.1%, P < 0.02). Feed efficiency was 23.6% better in lambs fed protein-supplemented hay than in those receiving C (P < 0.04). Neither dressing percentage nor carcass lean yield was affected by protein supplementation. Digestible DM and TDN intakes were higher in lambs fed silage (P < 0.03) as a result of higher apparent digestibility for silage than hay. Furthermore, CM increased TDN intake by 7.6 and 8.2% in lambs fed hay and silage, respectively, compared with lambs fed FM. Addition of canola and fish meals improved forage nutritive value for lambs. Key words: Canola meal, fish meal, forages, digestibility, lambs, growth

A note on supplemental protein and monensin for steers wintered on dormant native range

1982 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-105
Author(s):  
G. W. Horn ◽  
S. L. Armbruster ◽  
P. L. Sims
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Native Range ◽  
Protein Supplements ◽  
Low Protein ◽  
Weight Gains ◽  
Four Blocks ◽  
Supplemental Protein ◽  
Total Trial

ABSTRACTNinety-six Hereford steer calves that weighed 249(s.e.4·7)kg were allocated randomly to four treatments of 24 steers each in a randomized complete block design with four blocks. The steers grazed dormant native range forage that contained 41 to 60 g of crude protein per kg dry matter during the 120-day wintering trial and were given 0·91 kg of supplement per head per day. The supplements used contained 175 or 350 g crude protein per kg dry matter and 0 or 165 mg monensin per kg supplement; a factorial arrangement of treatments was used in allocating the supplements. Weight gains of steers given the high-protein supplements were greater than those on the low-protein supplements during periods 1(0 to 61 days) and 2 (62 to 120 days), and over the total trial (P < 0·01). Monensin increased weight gains during period 1 and the total trial (P < 0·01). The protein level × monensin interaction was not significant for either period or the total trial (P > 0·15). The results indicate that inclusion of monensin in protein supplements for growing cattle grazed on low-quality dormant native forage may allow some reduction in protein content of the supplement.

The influence of type and timing of protein supplementation on wool growth and protein synthesis in the skin of young Merino sheep

1999 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 497 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Masters ◽  
G. Mata ◽  
S. M. Liu
Keyword(s):  
Protein Synthesis ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Protein Supplementation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Canola Meal ◽  
Protein Supplements ◽  
Wool Growth ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Dietary Treatments

There is limited evidence that the response in wool growth resulting from feeding protected protein supplements continues after the feeding has stopped. Feeding such proteins, alternated with traditional supplements, may increase wool growth as much as continuous feeding but at a lower cost. This experiment aimed to determine whether the response to protected protein continued after the sheep were switched to a cereal supplement. Over a 2-month experimental period, 56 weaners (5 months old, weighing 26 kg) were used in a 2 × 2 factorial experiment. Half were fed a diet containing 25% canola meal [partially protected protein with high concentrations of sulfur amino acids (SAA)] mixed with oaten hay, urea, and minerals. The other half were fed the same diet but with lupin seed (highly degradable protein with low concentrations of SAA) replacing the canola meal. Within each of the 2 dietary treatments and in each of 2 months, half of the weaners were fed the diet continuously, the other half were fed the diet for 2 weeks followed by 2 weeks of a barley, oats, hay, urea, and minerals diet. Another group of 8 weaners was fed the oats–barley diet continuously for 2 months. All sheep were fed to lose 35 g liveweight/day. Weaners fed canola meal grew 11% more wool during the experiment and had a higher rate of protein synthesis in the skin than weaners fed lupins. The response to canola meal of wool and skin was the same whether feeding was continuous or alternated with oats–barley, indicating that the benefits from feeding partially protected proteins continues after feeding has stopped.

Nutritional evaluation of very low glucosinolate canola meal

1991 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 497-506 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Bell ◽  
M. O. Keith ◽  
D. S. Hutcheson
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Soybean Meal ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Canola Meal ◽  
Apparent Digestibility ◽  
Nutritional Evaluation ◽  
Protein Supplements ◽  
Feeding Value ◽  
Ad Libitum

Two very low glucosinolate (VLG) canola meals from crop years 1987 and 1988 (CM; 1.66 and 0.53 μmol g−1) and two Tobin CM (B. campestris) (10.71 and 15.62 μmol g−1) were evaluated in experiments with pigs. In exp. 1, 1987 Tobin CM, VLG-CM and soybean meal (SBM) were compared in individually fed meal and pelleted diets. Daily gains from 23 to 57 kg were similar for the CMs (VLG-CM 662 g, Tobin CM 645 g) but lower than those obtained with SBM (730 g; P < 0.01). Daily feed intakes of pigs fed CM were lower than for those fed SBM (P < 0.05). Plasma thyroxine (T4) levels were similar for SBM and VLG-CM and were above those from pigs fed Tobin (P < 0.05) CM. Triiodothyronine (T3) levels were lower for VLG-CM than for SBM (P < 0.05) and the T3 value for Tobin CM was intermediate. Pelleting enhanced T3 (0.70 vs 0.94 ng mL−1) and T4 (50 vs. 60 ng mL−1) levels with all protein supplements (P < 0.01). In exp. 2, similar diets were fed ad libitum. Daily gains for SBM were greater than for Tobin CM (803 vs. 744, P < 0.05) and gains for pigs fed VLG-CM was 774 g. Daily feed intakes were similar (2.01, 1.99 and 1.92 kg). In exp. 3 energy digestibility of 1987 VLG-CM was greater (P < 0.01) than for Tobin CM (75.0 vs 67.4% for 30-kg pigs). Apparent digestibility coefficients of crude protein (CP) were 71.9, 71.2 and 71.6 in 16% CP diets. In exp. 4 Tobin and VLG-CMs from 1987 and 1988 crops were compared with SBM and commercial CM using 96 pigs (48M, 48F). Daily gains and feed intakes were similar for the CMs but T3 and T4 values were below those of SBM (P < 0.05). Key words: Canola meal, very low glucosinolate, digestibility, feeding value, pigs

NUTRITIONAL EVALUATION OF AMMONIATED MUSTARD MEAL FOR USE IN SWINE FEEDS

1984 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 1023-1033 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. BELL ◽  
M. O. KEITH ◽  
J. A. BLAKE ◽  
D. I. McGREGOR
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Rapeseed Meal ◽  
Feed Utilization ◽  
Canola Meal ◽  
Mustard Seed ◽  
Feeding Trial ◽  
Protein Supplements ◽  
Mustard Meal ◽  
Digestible Crude Protein ◽  
Daily Gain

Mustard meal was prepared in a pilot plant by expelling and hexane-extracting brown mustard seed (Brassica juncea (L.) Coss.). Steam, ammonia and water were applied during the final stages in the desolventizer. Ammoniated mustard meal (MM) was compared in a swine feeding trial (60 pigs, 25–100 kg) with canola meal (CM; low glucosinolate rapeseed meal), with MM in three combinations with CM and soybean meal (SBM) and with CM + SBM as the protein supplements in six barley:wheat (2:1) diets. Each diet was also fed with and without 0.15% supplementary lysine until pigs weighed 54 kg. Pigs were penned in groups of four and individually fed. Digestibility was determined separately. Ammoniation reduced glucosinolates by over 80% and reduced lysine by 20% but increased crude protein from 44.6 to 51.1%, dry basis. Digestibility values of energy and protein in MM were 72 and 75%, respectively. Digestible energy (10.5% moisture, air-dry basis) was 13.0 MJ/kg and digestible crude protein was 30.25%. Daily gain, daily feed intake and efficiency of feed utilization were poorer with pigs fed MM as the only protein supplement than with pigs fed any other supplement. Key words: Mustard meal, ammoniation, feeding trial, digestibility, lysine, pigs

Chromium and protein supplements for growing-finishing beef steers fed barley-based diets

1995 ◽  
Vol 75 (4) ◽  
pp. 549-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. W. Mathison ◽  
D. F. Engstrom
Keyword(s):  
Stress Protein ◽  
Protein Supplementation ◽  
Canola Meal ◽  
Measured Parameter ◽  
Detectable Effect ◽  
Feed Conversion ◽  
Or Efficiency ◽  
Protein Supplements ◽  
Growing Period ◽  
Barley Silage

The effect of chromium supplementation on rate and efficiency of gain and morbidity in normally managed calves and calves with additional imposed stress was assessed in a 28-d trial involving 192 crossbred steer calves (262 ± 20 kg) in exp. 1. Imposed stress consisted of withholding of feed and water for an additional 12 h after arrival in the feedlot and mixing cattle 12 and 72 h after arrival. Chromium supplementation had no influence on rate of gain or efficiency of gain or on morbidity during the initial 28 d in the feedlot. Additional imposed stress increased weight loss from 7.0 kg to 14 kg during first 10 d in the feedlot and was associated with a 19% reduction (P < 0.001) in feed dry matter (DM) intake during the first 10 d. However, by 28 d no differences in daily gain or feed conversion due to imposed stress were detected. Morbidities during exp. 1 were 31% for normally managed calves and 44% for stressed steers (P = 0.05). In exp. 2, the effect of chromium supplementation, maturity of barley silage, and type of protein supplement [control, urea, canola meal, and blood meal/corn gluten meal (bypass protein)], on rate and efficiency of gain and carcass characteristics was determined in a growing-finishing experiment using the calves from exp. 1. Supplemental chromium had no detectable effect on any measured parameter when a barley silage-based diet (silage 68% of DM) was fed for 70 d or when a high concentrate diet (concentrate 86% of DM) diet was fed for 91 d. Maturity of silage did not affect rate or efficiency of gain in the growing period however fewer steers (P = 0.03) fed the more mature silage were sick than when silage harvested 10 d earlier was fed (morbidity of 3 vs. 12%). During the 70-d growing period steers supplemented with canola meal tended (P = 0.06) to consume more DM than those fed the control or bypass protein supplements (7.84 vs. 7.37 and 7.38 kg d−1). However, no differences in rate or efficiency of gain were detected in this period. During the 91 d finishing period steers fed canola meal supplement consumed more DM (P = 0.004) than those fed control or bypass supplements. The amounts of DM consumed per kg gain during this period were 6.07, 6.05, 6.09, and 5.79 kg (P = 0.09) for steers fed the control, urea, canola, and bypass supplements, respectively. It was concluded that rate and efficiency of gain and incidence of sickness were not influenced by chromium supplementation either in the first 28 d in the feedlot or throughout the total feeding period. Protein supplementation had no detectable influence on rate or efficiency of gain in either the growing or finishing penods. Key words: Chromium, stress, protein, calves, gain, feed efficiency

Productivity of Australian cashmere goats grazing Pangola grass pastures and supplemented with untreated and formaldehyde treated protein meals

1987 ◽  
Vol 27 (6) ◽  
pp. 779 ◽  
Author(s):  
AJ Ash ◽  
BW Norton
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
High Growth ◽  
Protein Supplementation ◽  
Poor Growth ◽  
Protein Supplements ◽  
Seasonal Depression ◽  
Experiment Control ◽  
Cashmere Goats ◽  
Fleece Weight ◽  
Stocking Rates

The liveweight change and fleece growth Of Australian cashmere goats were studied in a 14 week grazing experiment (Mar.-June) in south-eastern Queensland. Weaner goats grazed nitro-fertilised Pangola grass (Digitavia decumbens Stent.) pastures and were supplemented every second day with a range of protein meals (60 g crude protein/goat.day), i.itht.1. untreated or fomialdehyde treated. Following high growth rates (> 90 g 1iveweight.day) by all kids early in the experiment, control animals experienced severe weight loss (-40 g/day). Goats given protein supplements performed significantly (P<0.05) better, though they only maintained weight. There were no differences (P> 0.05) in liveweight change between the untreated and formaldehyde treated protein groups. The poor growth of goats in this study was associated with declining feed availability under the high stocking rates used (80 goats/ha) and possibly with a seasonal depression in appetite. Total fleece growth was significantly (P<0.05) increased by protein supplementation, except for sunflower meal. However, cashmere growth (mean � s.e., 16.3 � 2.1 g) was largely unaffected by supplementation, with greater hair growth (64 v. 54 g) being responsible for the improved fleece weight in those goats receiving protein supplements. Kids supplemented with formaldehyde treated protein tended to grow more fleece than did kids given untreated protein meals but the differences were not significant.

Protein supplementation of cows grazing limited amounts of paspalum (Paspalum dilatatum Poir.)-dominant irrigated pasture in mid-lactation

2000 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 923 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Wales ◽  
D. W. Dellow ◽  
P. T. Doyle
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Cottonseed Meal ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Rumen Fluid ◽  
Protein Supplementation ◽  
Canola Meal ◽  
Paspalum Dilatatum ◽  
Protein Supplements ◽  
Cereal Grain

Two experiments were undertaken in summer to investigate production responses by dairy cows offered paspalum (Paspalum dilatatum Poir.)-dominant irrigated pasture to the inclusion of protein supplements with different rumen degradable protein characteristics in cereal grain-based concentrates. In experiment 1, cows in mid lactation were offered limited amounts of herbage, at an allowance of 28 kg DM/cow. day together with 8.0 kg DM/cow. day of a pelleted supplement containing: (i) mainly barley and wheat; (ii) barley, wheat and canola meal; or (iii) barley, wheat and cottonseed meal for 35 days. The 3 supplements were formulated to have similar in vitro DM digestibilities. In experiment 2 aspects of rumen function were measured in 9 rumen fistulated lactating cows, individually fed indoors on paspalum-dominant herbage harvested daily with a finger bar mower. Cows were offered the same amount of supplements for 28 days. Pasture intakes were similar to those of the grazing cows in experiment 1. In experiment 1, there were no effects (P>0.05) of dietary treatment on herbage intake (10.2 kg DM/cow. day) or selection of nutrients from herbage. The concentration of crude protein in the total diet consumed was lower (P<0.05) for the barley + wheat treatment (137 g/kg DM), compared with the barley + wheat + canola meal and barley + wheat + cottonseed meal treatments, which were 179 and 183 g/kg DM, respectively. In vitro DM digestibility of the feed consumed by cows was similar across the treatments, and all diets contained greater than 400 g neutral detergent fibre/kg DM, indicating there were no limitations due to dietary fibre. There were no significant effects (P>0.05) of dietary treatments on milk production (21.8 kg/cow. day), milk fat concentration (34.1 g/kg) or milk protein concentration (29.8 g/kg). Urea-N was higher (P<0.01) in the milk of cows fed the barley + wheat + canola meal and the barley + wheat + cottonseed meal treatments compared with the barley + wheat treatment. In experiment 2, rumen fluid pH was higher in cows consuming barley + wheat pellets than in cows consuming barley + wheat + canola meal on most sampling occasions. Rumen ammonia-N concentration was lowest in the barley + wheat treatment and highest in the barley + wheat + canola meal treatment. When cows grazing paspalum-dominant irrigated pasture were supplemented with 8 kg DM of a cereal-based supplement, metabolisable protein was calculated to be present in sufficient quantities to support at least 22 kg milk/cow. day and, hence, was not limiting milk production. It is concluded that protein supplements offered to cows in mid-lactation, grazing irrigated pastures in summer, are unlikely to give a milk production response beyond that achieved with cereal grain.

Fish-meal supplement for severely undernourished ewes: effects on apparent digestibility and utilization of the diet

1994 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Kabré ◽  
M. Petit
Keyword(s):  
Crude Protein ◽  
Fish Meal ◽  
Experimental Period ◽  
Protein Supplementation ◽  
Metabolizable Energy ◽  
Body Protein ◽  
Daily Energy ◽  
Digestible Protein ◽  
Maintenance Requirements ◽  
To Receive

AbstractEight non-pregnant, non-lactating adult ewes weighing 56 kg were fed for 26 days on a meadow hay (organic matter 937 g, crude protein 107 g, metabolizable energy (ME) 8·3 MJ per kg dry matter) to satisfy half of their daily energy and protein maintenance requirements i.e. 200 kj ME and 1·3 g truly digestible protein per kg M0·75. They were then allotted to two groups of four each. Control ewes continued to receive the initial diet for another 74 days while the others were supplemented with 60 g/day fish meal to receive 200 kj ME and 2·7 g truly digestible protein per kg initial M0·75 per day.In spite of its high nitrogen content, the digestibility of the hay was increased by the protein supplementation, e.g. from 0·56 to 0·60 for neutral-detergent fibre and from 0·54 to 0·59 for energy.The supplemented ewes lost significantly less body weight than the controls (96 v. 134 g/day) essentially because of their higher ME intake (272 v. 252 kj/kg average M0·75 during the experimental period). The measurements of blood metabolites suggest that the daily amounts of mobilized body protein increased with duration of underfeeding. The additional amino acids provided by fish meal were principally used as a source of energy and for wool growth.

Effects of concentrate proportion and protein supplementation on performance of growing and finishing crossbred bulls fed a whole-crop barley silage-based diet

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 1399 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Pesonen ◽  
E. Joki-Tokola ◽  
A. Huuskonen
Keyword(s):  
Energy Intake ◽  
Crude Protein ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Rapeseed Meal ◽  
Protein Supplementation ◽  
Protein Supplements ◽  
Carcass Conformation ◽  
Fat Score ◽  
Dietary Treatments ◽  
Barley Silage

A 2 × 3 factorial design was used to study the effects of concentrate proportion and protein supplementation on performance of growing and finishing bulls fed a whole-crop barley silage (WCBS)-based diet. A feeding experiment comprised 30 crossbred bulls with average initial liveweight of 315 kg. The bulls were offered WCBS ad libitum. The two concentrate proportions were 200 and 400 g/kg diet dry matter (DM). The concentrate used was (1) rolled barley, (2) rolled barley plus rapeseed meal or (3) rolled barley plus urea-based supplement. The crude protein (CP) content of rolled barley was 119 g/kg DM and both protein supplements were given so that the CP content of the concentrate was raised to 170 g/kg DM. The final liveweight of the bulls was 669 kg, on average, and it was not affected by dietary treatments. The dietary treatments had no effects on total DM intake of the bulls (8.91 kg/day). However, the increasing concentrate proportion increased energy intake (P < 0.05), carcass gain (P < 0.01) and dressing proportion (P < 0.05) and improved carcass conformation (P < 0.05). Protein supplementation had no effects on energy intake, carcass gain, dressing proportion or carcass conformation but it tended to increase carcass fat score (P = 0.06) compared to the bulls fed without protein supplementation. Overall, the results indicate that there is no reason to use protein supplementation for growing and finishing bulls more than 300-kg liveweight when they are fed with good quality whole-crop barley silage and barley-based concentrate.

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