Researchers Seek Ways to Digest Wheat Straw for cattle
Lincoln Nebraska researchers report progress on wheat straw digestion by cattle, noting ammonia loosens cells but little improves digestibility. They explain lignin limits cellulose access, and while wheat straw is abundant, it remains largely untapped as an energy source. Grounding and pelleting may boost intake but not digestibility.
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Lincoln
Neb
Len H. Harbers
Kansas State University
Harbers
Nutrition and maturity affect beef cow reproduction findings
Kansas State University researchers presented at the Midwest Section meeting that heaviest weaning weights among replacement heifers, adequate growing and gestation energy, and selection for heavier weaning weights improve reproductive performance and reduce calf losses. The study with 163 heifers showed lighter weaning weight delayed puberty, while energy level before calving influenced postcalving estrus but not initial pregnancy rates in heavier dams. Additional K State work on wheat straw digestion with ammonium hydroxide suggested modest gains and potential as a nonprotein nitrogen source, with researchers including Sprott, Riley, Corah, Kiracofe, Kreitner, Davis Jr., and Rasmussen.
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Lincoln, Neb
Kansas State University
L.R. Sprott
Midwest
American Society of Animal Science
University of Nebraska
Sprott
Kstate
Kansas
Jack Riley
Larry R. Corah
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