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A 153-day finishing experiment was conducted using 631 heifers to determine optimum alfalfa hay and wet corn gluten feed (WCGF) combinations in steam-flaked, corn-based diets. Diets contained either 2 or 6% alfalfa hay and 25, 35, or 45% WCGF (dry basis). Performance was similar (P>0.16) for cattle fed 2 or 6% alfalfa hay. Gain efficiencies (P<0.05) and fat thickness (P<0.10) declined linearly with increasing amounts of WCGF. For heifers fed 2% alfalfa hay, ribeye area increased with increasing dietary WCGF. However for heifers fed 6% alfalfa hay, ribeye area decreased with increasing dietary WCGF. Liver abscesses were lowest for heifers fed 35% WCGF. Alfalfa hay fed at 2% of diet dry matter is sufficient for steam-flaked corn diets containing 25, 35 or 45% WCGF.
Keywords: Cattlemen's Day, 2001, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 01-318-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 873, Beef, Wet corn gluten feed, Steam-flaked corn, Finishing cattle
How to Cite: Sindt, J. , Pike, J. , Montgomery, S. P. , Coetzer, C. , Farran, T. , Kessen, T. , Ethington, R. & Drouillard, J. S. (2001) “Alfalfa hay and wet corn gluten feed levels in steam-flaked corn finishing diets”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.1720