Pelleted alfalfa: New form of feed supplement for beef heifers on protein-deficient dry range

Wagnon, K; Meyer, J; Carroll, F

Pelleted alfalfa: New form of feed supplement for beef heifers on protein-deficient dry range

Authors

K. A. Wagnon
J. H. Meyer
F. D. Carroll

Authors Affiliations

K. A. Wagnon is Specialist in Animal Husbandry, University of California, Davis; J. H. Meyer is Associate Professor of Animal Husbandry, University of California, Davis; F. D. Carroll is Associate Professor of Animal Husbandry, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 13(11):10-10. DOI:10.3733/ca.v013n11p10. November 1959.

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Abstract

Alfalfa pellets hand-fed to weaner beef heifers at the rate of 1.5 pounds or more per head per day were as effective in promoting weight gains as were cottonseed meal pellets fed at the same rate. However, when the daily feeding rate was only 1.0 pound per head per day, the heifers gained more on cottonseed meal pellets than on alfalfa pellets.

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