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Concentrate restriction and its substitution by liquid whey in feeding of Holstein steers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

A. R Bayat*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi UniversityP.O. Box: 91775-1163, Mashhad, Iran
R. Valizadeh
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi UniversityP.O. Box: 91775-1163, Mashhad, Iran
A. A. Naserian
Affiliation:
Department of Animal Science, College of Agriculture, Ferdowsi UniversityP.O. Box: 91775-1163, Mashhad, Iran
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A large quantity of whey is produced in Iran and mostly is discharged into streams and seasonal rivers, which cause environmental pollution. Whey as a nutritious dairy by-product can effectively be fed to ruminants (Bayat et al. 2002). This experiment was conducted to study the effects of concentrate substitution by liquid whey on performance, rumen and blood parameters of the Holstein steers.

Type
Cattle Nutrition
Copyright
Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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