ORIGINAL PAPER
Condensed beet molasses solubles
for fattening bulls
More details
Hide details
1
Department of Animal Physiology,
Warsaw Agricultural University, Nowoursynowska 166,
02-766 Warszawa, Poland
2
Department of Food Hygiene,
Warsaw Agricultural University, Nowoursynowska 166,
02-766 Warszawa, Poland
3
Department of Food Technology,
Warsaw Agricultural University, Nowoursynowska 166,
02-766 Warszawa, Poland
Publication date: 1994-02-21
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 1994;3(1):23-31
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
The purpose of the experiment was to evaluate the effect of long-term feeding of bulls with a diet
containing condensed beet molasses solubles (CBS) supplemented with MgO (10 g/kg CBS) on
growth, blood and rumen content indices. The experiment was conducted on 48 crossbred bulls from
an initial weight of 148 kg to a slaughter live-weight of 400 kg. Approximately 40% of the concentrate
in the experimantal diet was replaced with CBS. Average body gains were 852 and 804 g/d in the
control and experimental groups, respectively, but did not differ significantly. Long-term feeding
with a CBS-containing diet did not disturb rumen and tissue metabolism and had no effect on carcass
composition and chemical composition of the longissimus dorsi muscle.
CITATIONS (1):