A Dehydrated Mixture Containing Food Waste and Wheat Middlings Serves as a Protein and Energy Substitute in Beef Cow Diets1

From: Professional Animal Scientist | Date: February 1, 2004| Author: Antas, A D; Olson, J L; Walker, P M | Copyright information

Abstract

Three trials utilizing 222 crossbred beef cows were conducted over 3 yr to evaluate the efficacy of replacing a portion of the diet with a dehydrated, pelleted mixture containing wheat middlings and ground food waste from retail grocery stores (DF). In trial (Tl), trial 2 (T2), and trial 3 (T3), 78, 73, and 71 beef cows, respectively, in their second and third trimesters were blocked by parity (first parity vs two or more parities) then allotted to treatment (TRT) pens accordi...

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