Comparative effects of processing methods on the feeding value of maize in feedlot cattle

Nutrition Research Reviews

F. N. Owens¹  R. A. Zinn¹  A. Plascencia¹  A. Barreras¹  L. Corona¹ 

关键词: Maize;    Starch digestion;    Processing;    Feedlot cattle;   

DOI  :  10.1017/S0954422411000096

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Cambridge University Press

【 摘 要 】

The primary reason for processing maize is to enhance feeding value. Total tract starch digestion is similar for coarsely processed (dry rolled, cracked) dry maize. Enhancements in starch digestion due to dry rolling maize v. feeding maize whole may be greater in light-weight calves than in yearlings, and when DM intake is restricted ( 

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