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Evaluation Of The Effects Of Biochar On Diet Digestibility And Methane Production From Growing And Finishing Steers, Thomas Winders, Melissa L. Jolly, Hannah C. Wilson, James C. Macdonald, Galen E. Erickson, Andrea K. Watson
Evaluation Of The Effects Of Biochar On Diet Digestibility And Methane Production From Growing And Finishing Steers, Thomas Winders, Melissa L. Jolly, Hannah C. Wilson, James C. Macdonald, Galen E. Erickson, Andrea K. Watson
Department of Animal Science: Faculty Publications
The objectives of these studies were to evaluate the effects of biochar (0%, 0.8%, or 3% of diet dry matter) on diet digestibility and methane and carbon dioxide production from cattle on growing and finishing diets. The growing diet consisted of 21% brome hay, 20% wheat straw, 30% corn silage, 22% wet distillers grains plus solubles, and 7% supplement. The finishing diet consisted of 53% dry-rolled corn, 15% corn silage, 25% wet distillers grains plus solubles, and 7% supplement. In both trials biochar replaced fine ground corn in the supplement. Six crossbred steers (initial body weight [BW] 529 kg; SD …