Comparison of the effects of dry rolling, temper rolling, and steam flaking barley grain on dry matter intake, growth, and carcass characteristics of finishing beef steers
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Abstract
The objective of this study was to compare performance of finishing steers fed dry-rolled, temper-rolled, or steam-flaked barley grain when processed to yield a coarse or medium flake. A total of 420 steers (initial BW ± SD; 375 ± 26 kg), blocked by BW, were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 treatments (15 steers per pen) in a 111-d finishing study. Steers were transitioned to a finishing diet containing (1) dry-rolled barley (DR; 522.1 g/L); (2) temper-rolled barley (TR; 539.7 g/L); or (3) steam-flaked barley at a moderate (MF; 361.0 g/L) or (4) coarse flake density (CF; 450.3 g/L). Dry matter intake, ADG, starch digestibility, fecal starch, and carcass data were collected. Feeding MF (10.8 kg/d) and CF (11.6 kg/d) decreased DMI relative to DR (12.7 kg/d) and TR (12.7 kg/d). Steers fed MF had lesser ADG (2.16 kg/d; P = 0.009) relative to DR (2.34 kg/d) and TR (2.30 kg/d), whereas CF (2.28 kg/d) was intermediate but not different. The G:F was greater for MF (0.201 kg/kg; P < 0.001) and CF (0.197 kg/kg) than for DR (0.185 kg/kg) and TR (0.181 kg/kg). Starch digestibility was greatest for flaked treatments, intermediate for DR, and least for TR. Carcass characteristics were not affected except for a greater marbling score (P = 0.002) for DR relative to all other treatments. Steam flaking barley grain may increase feed efficiency by reducing DMI and increasing starch digestibility, but reducing flaking density may negatively affect ADG.
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| Metaresearch | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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