ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2019, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (S1): 366-371. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.201751699

Special Issue: Animal husbandry

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Effects of Silage Forage Sorghum on Growth Performance, Digestion and Blood Parameters of Beef Cattle

CHEN Kai1,2, ZHU Xinqiang1, WANG Yonggang2, WANG Xiaoli1, LENG Feifan2   

  1. 1. Lanzhou Institute of Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730050, China;
    2. School of Life Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University of Technology, Lanzhou 730050, China
  • Received:2019-01-01 Published:2019-12-28

Abstract: In order to explore the effects of silage sorghum on beef cattle growth performance, digestion and blood index, the nutritional combination of various silage sorghum was considered comprehensively to meet the nutritional needs of beef cattle, in order to promote the development of modern beef cattle economy in China. In this study, three simmental steers were used as experimental cattle, and BJ0603 silage was used as basic diet. Three cattle were selected from each diet treatment group for slaughtering and segmenting. Growth performance, digestion and blood indexes were measured. The results showed that silage sorghum had no significant effect on liver function, lipid metabolism and electrolyte level of fattening beef cattle. Mixed silage of 50% silage sorghum and 50% silage maize could significantly increase the content of urea nitrogen in blood. It could not only increase the energy utilization rate of beef cattle, but also had no adverse effect on the kidney function of beef cattle.

Key words: Silage sorghum, Growth performance, Digestive performance, Blood index

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CHEN Kai, ZHU Xinqiang, WANG Yonggang, WANG Xiaoli, LENG Feifan. Effects of Silage Forage Sorghum on Growth Performance, Digestion and Blood Parameters of Beef Cattle[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2019, 34(S1): 366-371. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.201751699.

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