Abstract
A 152-day experiment was conducted using 615 crossbred steers to evaluate cattle performance when steam-flaked corn in finishing diets was replaced partially with wet corn gluten feed (CGF). Finishing diets contained no wet CGF (0CGF) or 30 and 60% CGF on a dry matter basis (30CGF and 60CGF). Ruminal and fecal pH increased linearly (P<.01) as the proportion of wet corn gluten feed increased. Cattle fed 60CGF gained less than those fed 30CGF (P<.01) and were less efficient than cattle fed 0CGF or 30CGF (P<.05). Dressing percentage was lower (P<.03) for cattle fed 60CGF compared to cattle fed 30CGF. Incidence of liver abscesses increased linearly (P<.01) as the level of CGF increased. Replacing steamflaked corn with wet CGF at 30% of the diet did not alter performance.
Keywords: Cattlemen's Day, 2000, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 00-287-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 850, Beef, Wet corn gluten feed, Steam flaked corn, Finishing cattle
How to Cite:
Sindt, J., Montgomery, S. P., Farran, T., LaBrune, H., Hunter, R., Higgins, J. J., Ethington, R., Lindquist, R. & Drouillard, J. S., (2000) “Combinations of wet corn gluten feed and steam flaked corn in finishing cattle diets”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(1), 48-50. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.1796
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