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The effects of maturity of maize at harvest and level of maize in forage based diets on the performance of beef cattle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

T W J Keady  and
A G Gordon
T W J Keady*
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co Down, UK
A G Gordon
Affiliation:
Department of Agriculture and Rural Developement, Northern Ireland, and The Queens University, Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Email: tkeady@athenry.teagasc.ie
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Major developments, both in agronomic practices and plant breeding, have enabled the consistent production of high yields of forage maize in areas in which it was not possible to grow the crop 20-30 years ago (Keady 2005). Recent studies (Keady et al 2002, 2003, Keady and Kilpatrick 2004) have clearly illustrated that the inclusion of maize silage consistently increased the performance of beef and dairy cattle. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of maturity of maize at harvest and level of inclusion in forage based diets on feed intake and animal performance of finishing beef cattle. Furthermore the potential concentrate sparing effect of maize silage inclusion was also determined.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2006 , March 2006 , pp. 46
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Copyright © The American Society of International Law 2016

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