Feeding Nucleotides with Corn Germ Meal or Dried Corn Distillers Grains Does Not Promote Growth Performance of Receiving and Growing Calves

M L Detray,W R Hollenbeck,E Titgemeyer,S P Montgomery,A E Wertz-Lutz,Dale Blasi,Christopher Vahl,A T Schilling

doi:10.4148/2378-5977.1351

Abstract

Feeding Nucleotides with Corn Germ Meal or Dried Corn Distillers Grains Does Not Promote Growth Performance of Receiving and Growing Calves

Highlights

Corn germ meal is often used in swine and poultry diets, but very little information exists on the effects on beef cattle and on newly arrived stressed cattle
An immune-boosting feed additive may aid in gastrointestinal health of an animal and improve growth performance
In Experiment 1, inclusion of corn germ meal at 24.5% on a dry matter basis was similar to dried corn distillers grain diets containing 22.0% dried corn distillers grains for dry matter intake (P≥0.19), average daily gain (P≥0.57), and gain:feed (P≥0.34) (Table 2)

Summary

Introduction

Corn germ meal is often used in swine and poultry diets, but very little information exists on the effects on beef cattle and on newly arrived stressed cattle. R.; and Blasi, Dale (2017) "Feeding Nucleotides with Corn Germ Meal or Dried Corn Distillers Grains Does Not Promote Growth Performance of Receiving and Growing Calves," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol 3: Iss. 1.

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