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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
2000; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 00-287-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 850; Beef; Lactobacillus acidophilus; Propionibacterium freudenreichii; Microbial feed additives; Finishing; Carcass
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Effects Of Feeding Two Microbial Additives In Sequence On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Finishing Heifers, G.L. Huck, K.K. Kreikemeier, G.A. Ducharme
Effects Of Feeding Two Microbial Additives In Sequence On Growth Performance And Carcass Characteristics Of Finishing Heifers, G.L. Huck, K.K. Kreikemeier, G.A. Ducharme
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Four hundred fifty heifers (846 lb) were used in a 126-day experiment to investigate the effects of feeding two microbial additives, Lactobacillus acidophilus BG2FO4 (MicroCell) and Propionibacterium freudenreichii P-63 (MicroCell PB), alone or in sequence, on feedlot growth performance and carcass characteristics. A 21-day step-up period preceded heifers being placed on a final finishing diet containing 10% corn silage, 42% steam-flaked corn, 42% high-moisture corn, 3% soybean meal, and 3% mineral supplement. Premeasured amounts of microbial additive were mixed with water before being mixed directly with the total ration. Treatments consisted of 1) no microbial additive; 2) MicroCell for the …