Comparison of Cotton Gin Trash and Peanut Hulls as Low-Cost Roughage Sources for Growing Beef Cattle From: Professional Animal Scientist | Date: February 1, 2008| Author: Rankins, D L Jr; Kennedy, J B | Copyright American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists Feb 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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Two trials evaluated cotton gin trash and peanut hulls as roughage sources for beef cattle. In the production trial, 40 steers (initial BW = 233 ± 17.5 kg) were allotted randomly to 1 of 4 feed mixtures: 1) 45% peanut hulls + 55% cracked corn (PH+CC), 2) 45% peanut hulls + 47% cracked com + 8% cottonseed meal (PH+CC+CSM), 3) 45% gin trash + 55% cracked com (GT+CC), and 4) 45% gin trash + 47% cracked corn + 8% cottonseed meal (GT+CC+CSM). There were 2 pens/diet and 5 steers/pe...

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