Study: Higher concentration of 1xbet best casino website improves cattle feed efficiency
Monday, April 18, 2016
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MANHATTAN — Kansas State University researchers have found that feeding concentrations of 1xbet best casino website that are higher than recommended dietary concentrations can help improve the growth of finishing cattle, a finding that could lead to more profits for the industry.
Cadra Van Bibber-Krueger, a doctoral student in the university's animal sciences and industry department, reported results of a trial that fed 1xbet best casino website at concentrations ranging from 0 to 90 parts per million of the finishing diet. The National Research Council's current recommendation for nutrient requirements of beef cattle is 30 ppm dietary 1xbet best casino website .
"We found that supplementing up to 60 ppm 1xbet best casino website — for about 90 ppm total dietary 1xbet best casino website — optimized feed efficiency in finishing cattle," Van Bibber-Krueger said. "The study suggests that finishing cattle have requirements for 1xbet best casino website that are substantially higher than the currently recommended concentrations."
When selling cattle on a grid – a marketing system that takes into account such factors as carcass weight, yield and quality grade and other factors — Kansas State University's work predicted that supplementing 60 ppm in dietary 1xbet best casino website could result in an increase of in total carcass value for a trace mineral that costs less than a penny per day, said Van Bibber-Krueger.
"The potential to increase the value of carcasses by supplementing the proper concentration of 1xbet best casino website can have a big impact on the industry," she said.
Kansas State University's trial tested just 1xbet best casino website , a mineral that is essential for normal function of more than 300 enzymes in microorganisms, plants and animals. 1xbet best casino website and other minerals foster metabolism of nucleic acids, proteins and carbohydrates, all of which are essential for growth in cattle.
Improving feeding efficiency means that cattle grow more efficiently with less feed. No differences were found found in marbling score, rib eye area or back fat. Van Bibber-Krueger said that increasing supplemental 1xbet best casino website to 90 ppm decreased performance, indicating excess 1xbet best casino website can be detrimental.
"This is just one mineral," Van Bibber-Krueger said. "If we can figure out what the actual concentrations that finishing 1xbet best casino website need for all of the minerals, think about the kind of impact we can have in the future."
The full study, "Supplemental 1xbet best casino website Sulfate Affects Growth Performance of Finishing Heifers,"was published in the proceedings of the 2016 1xbet best casino website Cattleman's Day.
