Dietary Energy Utilization in Limit-Fed Beef Cattle

An abstract of the study evaluating the dietary energy utilization in limit-fed systems of beef cattle, is discussed. Feed costs are typically the greatest variable cost associated with cow-calf production, especially in intensive management systems; overprediction of requirements unnecessarily incr...

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Published in:Journal of animal science 2017-01, Vol.95, p.39
Main Authors: Trubenbach, L A, Wickersham, T A, Briani, V P, Sawyer, J E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural production
Beef
Beef cattle
Cattle
Diet
Dietary supplements
Energy consumption
Energy utilization
Feeds
Flux density
Management systems
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Summary:An abstract of the study evaluating the dietary energy utilization in limit-fed systems of beef cattle, is discussed. Feed costs are typically the greatest variable cost associated with cow-calf production, especially in intensive management systems; overprediction of requirements unnecessarily increases costs. Also noted that diet DE concentration increased with intake restriction, with the extent and rate of improvement increasing with dietary energy density.
ISSN:0021-8812
1525-3163
DOI:10.2527/ssasas2017.079