FEED INTAKE, DIGESTIBILITY AND FERMENTATION PATTERNS OF BEEF CATTLE FED CHAFF AND WHOLE OR GROUND MAIZE GRAIN

摘要

Processing maize improves starch digestibility in beef cattle fed high grain diets (Rowe et al. 1999). However, where maize grain is offered at low rates, e.g. 1% of body weight, associative effects between grain and forage could modify the response to grain processing. The aim of this experiment was to study the effect of grinding maize grain, when included as part of a forage-based diet, on feed intake, starch digestibility and ruminal fermentation pattern.