Date of Award
2021
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Awarded
Master of Science (MS)
Program
Animal Sciences
Department
Animal Sciences
College
Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources
Faculty Advisor
Neville, Bryan
Description
One hundred and twenty-one Red Angus beef cows were used to evaluate the effects ofsoybean hull inclusion in drylot beef cow diets. Cows were stratified by age, body weight (BW),and body condition score (BCS), and randomly assigned to treatment (n = 4 pens per treatment).Treatments included a control diet (CON) and soybean hull diet (SBH). Beef cow BW, BCS,ultrasound backfat (BF) measurements, colostrum quality, and milk production were evaluated.Beef calf performance was evaluated based on birth weight, weaning weight, ADG, andultrasound measurements of BF, rump fat, and ribeye area at weaning. Dam BW, BCS, and BFmeasurements were not affected (P ≥ 0.12) by treatment. Additionally, calf birth and weaningweights were unaffected (P = 0.30). The present study demonstrated that soybean hulls can beincluded in beef cow diets at 26% of dietary DM without altering cow and calf outcomes.
Recommended Citation
Moore, Rebecca Lynn, "Use of Soybean Hulls in Drylot Cow-Calf Diets" (2021). Animal Sciences. 55.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/animal-sci/55
Rights
NDSU policy 190.6.2
Rights Link
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Handle Identifier
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/32751