Thermochemically/mechanically Treated Crop Residues and Dry Distillers Grains With Solubles as Corn Replacement in Growing Diets Fed to Lambs and Steers

Thirty-two individually fed Holstein steers were utilized to evaluate performance of two corn replacement pellets (CRP). All CRP diets were compared to a 50% dry rolled corn diet. Data suggests that ReadcoRTM processed wheat straw and corn fiber/wheat chaff (3:1) blend CRP with DDGS can replace corn and DDGS in a growing steer diets while providing similar gains (P>0.05). Steers fed the corn fiber/wheat chaff CRP diet and DDGS were less efficient than the corn diet (10%), while steers fed the wheat straw CRP diet were 25% less efficient. Overall, corn fiber/wheat chaff and wheat straw CRP's have potential to replace corn in growing dairy steers.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Animal Sciences

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Sewell, Jason R.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Berger, Larry L.

• Agriculture, Animal Culture and Nutrition

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3301225

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/83610