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Value-added traits of alfalfa are needed to provide farmers new high value profitable products. Processing alfalfa to obtain value added products includes three different fractionation methods: 1) wet fractionation; separation into juice fraction and a fiber fraction, 2) dry fractionation; separation into leaves and stems, and 3) fractionation by passage of the whole herbage through the digesti...

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...

Abstract Purpose A life cycle assessment was performed for the production of a total mixed ration (TMR) fed to finishing feedlot cattle in California, USA. The goal determine climate change impact feed supply chain associated with 1 kg TMR (kg CO 2 e/kg TMR). secondary compare versus finished beef live weight). Methods based on feeds commonly California. Livestock Environmental Assessment and P...

A feeding trial to evaluate the per­formance of finishing steers fed main­ly on sugarcane tops with or without cotton­seed and molasses was conducted in Niono, Mali during dry season. 96 Zebu steers, weighing between 220 250kg were randomly alloted four groups twenty-four each The performance parameters compared were: feed intake, rate gain, conver­sion carcass characteristics. diffe­rences obs...

Acidosis in cattle is caused by excessive ingestion of feeds which are rich in readily available carbohydrates. Thus, factors which contribute to excessive ingestion of high energy diets are predisposing to acidosis. Many of the conditions which prevail in cattle feedlots contribute to variable feed intake by catt le and subsequently to acidosis. A multi tude of management factors are involved ...