Title : ( Chewing behaviour of Holstein steers fed diets containing different levels of non-forage fibre in a low forage diet )
Authors: Mohsen Danesh Mesgaran , mohsen mojtahedi , Alireza Heravi Moussavi , Abdol Mansour Tahmasbi ,
Full TextAbstract
Sugar beet pulp (SBP) is fed to ruminants as a non-forage fibre source (NFFS) ingredient. Early work by Ronning and Bath (1962) demonstrated that SBP was similar in feeding value to barley grain for lactating dairy cattle, supporting classification of beet pulp as an energy concentrate. Sugar beet pulp contains approximately 40% neutral detergent fibre (NDF) and is unique in its high concentration of neutral detergent soluble fiber, especially pectic substances (~25% of dry matter (DM)). However, the effects of SBP when substituted with different feed sources in ration are variable that depend on chemical composition, types and physical characteristics. The time which cows spent eating and ruminating (total chewing time) is a measure of the physically effective fibre value of a feed. The objective of the present experiment was to evaluate the effect of substitution of barley grain with SBP as a NFFS on chewing activity of Holstein steers.
Keywords
, Chewing behaviour, Holstein steers, non-forage fibre, low forage diet
@inproceedings{paperid:1010799,
author = {Danesh Mesgaran, Mohsen and Mojtahedi, Mohsen and Heravi Moussavi, Alireza and Tahmasbi, Abdol Mansour},
title = {Chewing behaviour of Holstein steers fed diets containing different levels of non-forage fibre in a low forage diet},
booktitle = {British Society of Animal Science 2009},
year = {2009},
location = {ENGLAND},
keywords = {Chewing behaviour; Holstein steers; non-forage fibre; low forage diet},
}
%0 Conference Proceedings
%T Chewing behaviour of Holstein steers fed diets containing different levels of non-forage fibre in a low forage diet
%A Danesh Mesgaran, Mohsen
%A Mojtahedi, Mohsen
%A Heravi Moussavi, Alireza
%A Tahmasbi, Abdol Mansour
%J British Society of Animal Science 2009
%D 2009
