Abstract

One hundred twenty medium-framed steers were fed one of six high (90%) concentrate rations: control (0), 5, 10, or 15% pelleted wheat middlings (WM) replacing the concentrate (dry rolled corn) and 5 or 10% pelleted WM replacing the roughage (chopped alfalfa hay). Increasing WM replacement of the concentrate increased both dry matter (DM) intake and feed/gain ratio linearly, without influencing daily gain or final weight. WM replacement of the roughage decreased DM intake linearly, but it ha d no effect on daily gain, final weight, or feed efficiency . The data indicate that WM could replace only 5% of the concentrate without reducing cattle performance, but complete (100%) or partial (50%) replacement of the roughage with WM had no adverse effect on cattle performance.

Keywords: Cattlemen's Day, 1995, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 95-357-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 727, Beef, Wheat middlings, Beef cattle, Performance, Feedlot

How to Cite:

Dalke, B., Sonon, R. J., Holthaus, D., Bolsen, K. & Young, M. A., (1995) “Wheat middlings in high concentrate finishing rations: cattle performance”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports 1(1), 19-21. doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2010