Abstract
ABSTRACT Two experiments evaluated the use of wet beet pulp (BP) in feedlot diets. In Exp. 1, feeding 0, 10, or 20% wet BP (DM basis) in either dry-rolled corn or steam-flaked corn finishing diets was evaluated using 432 steers (BW = 314 ± 25 kg) in a randomized block design with a 2 × 3 factorial treatment structure (n = 6 replications per treatment). No corn processing × BP interaction was detected (P > 0.05) for finishing performance and carcass data. Final BW, DMI, and ADG decreased linearly (P 0.19) among treatments during grain adaptation. However, steers adapted using the high-BP and low-BP treatments tended (P = 0.07) to have greater ADG compared with the control throughout the entire finishing period. In summary, there was no BP × corn processing interaction. Replacing up to 50% of alfalfa with BP during grain adaptation is a suitable alternative.
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