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The effects of variations in the energy concentration and protein source of complete diets for beef cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

P. J. Broadbent ,
C. Ball  and
T. L. Dodsworth
P. J. Broadbent
Affiliation:
North of Scotland College of Agriculture, Aberdeen
C. Ball
Affiliation:
North of Scotland College of Agriculture, Aberdeen
T. L. Dodsworth
Affiliation:
North of Scotland College of Agriculture, Aberdeen
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Twelve British Friesian and 12 Ayrshire castrated male calves were fed ad libitum one of three complete diets of differing energy concentration from approximately 140 to 410 kg live weight. Differences in energy concentration of the diets were achieved by inclusion of different proportions of wet distiller's grains (WDG). Increasing the proportion of WDG in the diet caused reductions in performance. This effect was more marked with the Friesians than with the Ayrshires. The treatments had small and generally non-significant effects on carcass conformation and composition.

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Animal Production , Volume 13 , Issue 4 , November 1971 , pp. 605 - 611
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Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1971

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