| Intensive fattening of beef cattle by stall feeding on the Lilongwe Plain, Malawi. I. Type of forage and level and type of supplementation. | |
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PMID: 578596 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Experiments were undertaken with Malawi zebu steers over three wet seasons to investigate the effects of feeding improved forages (zero grazed) and supplements on animal performance. The forages fed were Guinea grass and pearl millet and the supplements maize: madeya (maize bran) or maize: madeya: cottonweed cake. The daily allowance of supplement was, on a DM basis, liveweight equivalent to 0-6, 1-1 or 1-5 per cent of cattle (1973, 1974). In 1975 the supplementation treatments were nil, maize: madeya or leucaena fed at 0-6 per cent liveweight. Daily gains of steers were similar with both forages except in 1975 when those fed on pearl millet grew 19 per cent faster than those on Guinea grass. The performance of steers was increased with supplementation only where forage quality declined. The significance of the results are discussed. |
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Authors:
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B L Addy; D Thomas |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Tropical animal health and production Volume: 9 ISSN: 0049-4747 ISO Abbreviation: Trop Anim Health Prod Publication Date: 1977 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1977-11-30 Completed Date: 1977-11-30 Revised Date: 2003-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1277355 Medline TA: Trop Anim Health Prod Country: SCOTLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 127-34 Citation Subset: IM |
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Animal Feed*
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analysis Animals Body Weight Cattle / physiology* Cereals Cottonseed Oil Dietary Proteins Malawi Seasons Zea mays |
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0/Cottonseed Oil; 0/Dietary Proteins |
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