Varying amounts of scabby wheat added to growing-finishing rations

Feeding Wheat to Finishing Cattle

cyclical, and is historically dependent on factors affecting world supply and demand for wheat as a human foodstuff. Wheat generally becomes economically feasible to feed when the price per bushel is 108–115% that of corn, as a result of higher bushel weight and protein concentration. This generalized value is somewhat of a “moving target” as numerous factors affect the ability to utilize wheat...

Studies on Feeding Wheat Middlings to Beef Heifers and Growing and Finishing Beef Steers

INTRODUCTION The type and amount of concentrate included in beef cattle diets can greatly influence production and profitability. Small grains are typically fed in these rations, but the inclusion of by-product feeds, such as wheat middlings (WM), in growing and finishing diets have recently been studied (Dalke et al., 1997; Blasi et al., 1998). Wheat middlings are the by-product of the wheat m...

Evaluation of NutriDense low-phytate corn and added fat in growing and finishing swine diets.

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effects of NutriDense low-phytate corn in conjunction with increasing added dietary fat on growing and finishing pig performance. Diets in both experiments were corn-soybean meal-based, with yellow dent or NutriDense low-phytate corn and 0, 3, or 6% added choice white grease arranged in a 2 x 3 factorial design. There were 25 to 28 pigs per pen and...

Growing–Finishing Pig Recommendations

Added Dietary Fat Improves Growth Performance and Feed Efficiency in Growing-finishing Pigs under Commercial Conditions

A total of 480 pigs was used in an experiment conducted in a commercial research facility to determine the influence of fat additions to the growing-finishing diet on pig performance and carcass composition. Adding fat to the diet from 80 to 265 lb increased ADG and F/G by 1 and 2%, respectively, for each 1% added fat. The growth response was greatest during the initial phase of the trial (80 t...