Variation in chemical composition and nutritional quality among barley cultivars for ruminants.1. Steer finishing performance, diet digestibilities and carcass characteristics

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 369-375

  Ovenell Roy, K H ^a   Nelson, M L ^a   Froseth, J A ^a   Parish, S M ^a   Martin, E L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barley; Digestibility; Energy; Steers

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0032271569     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A96-098     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Aman, P. and Hesselman, K. 1984. Analysis of starch and other main constituents of cereal grains. Swed. J. Agric. Res. 14: 135-139.
2. Association of Official Analytical Chemists. 1990. Official methods of analysis. 15th ed. AOAC, Arlington, VA.
3. Boss, D. L. and Bowman, J. G. P. 1996. Barley varieties for finishing steers: 1. Feedlot performance, in vivo diet digestion, and carcass characteristics. J. Anim. Sci. 74: 1967-1972.
4. Bradshaw, W. L., Hinman, D. D., Bull, R. C., Everson, D. O. and Sorenson, S. J. 1996. Effect of barley variety and processing methods on feedlot steer performance and carcass characteristics. J. Anim. Sci. 74: 18-24.
5. Canadian Council on Animal Care. 1980. Guide to the care and use of experimental animals. Vol. 1. CCAC, Ottawa, ON.
6. DePeters, E. J. and Taylor, S. J. 1985. Effects of feeding corn or barley on composition of milk and diet digestibility. J. Dairy Sci. 68: 2027-2032.
7. Duncan, R. W., Males, J. R., Nelson, M. L. and Martin, E. L. 1991. Corn and barley mixtures in finishing steer diets containing potato process residue. J. Prod. Agric. 4: 426-432.
8. Engstrom, D. F., Mathison, G. W. and Goonewardene, L. A. 1992. Effect of β-glucan, starch and fibre content and steam vs. dry rolling of barley grain on its degradability and utilization by steers. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 37: 33-46.
9. Froseth, J. A., Honeyfield, D. C., Peters, D. N. and Ullrich, S. E. 1989. Nutrient composition and feeding value of various barley cultivars for swine. Barley Newsletter 33: 145.
10. Gill, J. L. and Hafs, H. D. 1971. Analysis of repeated measurements of animals. J. Anim. Sci. 33: 331-336.
11. Grimson, R. E., Weisenburger, R. D., Basarab, J. A. and Stillborn. R. P. 1987. Effects of barley volume-weight and processing method on feedlot performance of finishing steers. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 67: 43-53.
12. Hinman, D. D. 1979. A comparison of malting vs. feed barley varieties on beef cattle performance. Proc. West. Sect. Am. Soc. Anim. Sci. 30: 49-51.
13. Kemalyan, R. K., Petersen, M. K., Newman, C. W., Clark, C. K., Roth, N. J., Thomas, V. M. and McGuire, C. 1990. Effect of barley cultivar on digestive responses in mature rambouillet ewes. Proc. West. Sec. Am. Soc. Anim. Sci. 41: 415-417.
14. Lofgren, G. P. and Garrett, W. N. 1968. A system for expressing net energy requirements and feed values for growing and finishing beef cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 27: 793-806.
15. Mathison, G. W., Hironalia, R., Kerrigan, B. K., Vlach, I., Milligan, L. P. and Weisenburger, R. D. 1991. Rate of starch degradation, apparent digestibility and rate and efficiency of steer gain as influenced by barley grain volume-weight and processing method. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 71: 867-878.
16. Miller, M. C. 1992. Nutrient composition of Pacific Northwest barley and effect of starch type and β-glucan and fibre levels on its energy content for poultry and swine. Master's thesis. Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
17. National Research Council. 1984. Nutrient requirements of beef cattle. 6th ed. National Academy Press, Washington, DC.
18. National Research Council. 1996. Nutrient requirements of beef cattle. 7th ed. National Academy Press, Washington. DC.
19. SAS Institute, Inc. 1988. SAS/STAT® user's guide. Version 6.03. SAS Institute, Inc., Cary, NC.
20. Schneider, B. H. and Flatt, W. P. 1975. The evaluation of feeds through digestibility experiments. University of Georgia Press, Athens, GA.
21. Steel, R. G. D. and Torrie, J. H. 1980. Principles and procedures of statistics: A biometrical approach. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, New York.
22. Stock, R. A., Brink, D. R., Brandt, R. T., Merrill, J. K. and Smith, K. K. 1987. Feeding combinations of high moisture corn and dry corn to finishing cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 65: 282-289
23. Taylor, P. 1985. The nutritional value of barley for growing swine and finishing steers. Master's thesis. Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
24. Thomas, O. O., Krall, J. L., Myers, L. and Matz, J., Jr. 1963. Value of light and heavy barley for fattening cattle. Proc. West. Sec. Am. Soc. Anim. Sci. 14: XLII-1-XLII-5.
25. United States Department of Agriculture. 1975. Official United States standards of grades of carcass beef. USDA Food Safety and Quality Service, Washington, DC.
26. Van Keulen, J. and Young, B. A. 1977. Evaluation of acid-insoluble ash as a natural marker in ruminant digestibility studies. J. Anim. Sci. 44: 282-287.
27. Van Soest, P. J., Robertson, J. B. and Lewis, B. A. 1991. Carbohydrate methodology, metabolism and nutritional implications in dairy cattle. J, Dairy Sci. 74: 3583-3597.
28. Zinn, R. A. 1993. Influence of processing on the comparative feeding value of barley for feedlot cattle. J. Anim. Sci. 71: 3-10.
29. Zinn, R. A. and Owens, F. N. 1993. Ruminal escape protein for lightweight feedlot calves. J. Anim. Sci. 71: 1677-1687.