Concentrates Flashcards
Concentrates:
CF:
TDN:
CF: <20%
TDN: >60%
CP of Carbonaceous Concentrates
<20% CP
Concentrates with <20% CP
Carbonaceous concentrates
Primarily used in feed formula as a source of energy
Carbonaceous concentrates
These feedstuffs provide the majority of energy needs of livestock and poultry
Cereal grains
They contain high digestible energy but have low to moderate levels of protein
Cereal grains
[grain] protects the seed
Bran
[grain] energy for the seed
Endosperm
[grain] nourishment for the seed
Germ
Most common grain used for feeding poultry and swine
Maize/Corn (Zea mays)
Provides a yellow pigment to chicken skin and egg yolk
Xantophyll
Three times as much fiber as corn
Barley
Hordeum vulgare
NSP of barley
Beta glucan
Usage level of poultry and swine diet is limited due to its high amount id antinutrient factor,NSP
Barley
Hordeum vulgare
NSP of wheat
Arabinoxylan
Amount of inclusion in the diet of non-ruminants is limited when used without feed enzyme
Wheat
Triticum sp.
Rice have high amounts of fiber due to
Hulls
Comparable with corn but with lower amount of fat and vitamin A precursor is not present
Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor
Contains tannic acid which decreases energy and protein availability
Sorghum
Sorghum bicolor
Byproduct of rice milling
Rice bran/pollard
CLASSES OF RICE BRAN
Fine: not more than 7% CF
Medium fine: not more than 12% CF
Coarse: more than 12% CF
Rice bran contains high amount of anti-nutrient factor______
Phytic acid
Small fragment of rice kernels that have been separated from larger kernels during rice milling
Rice middling
Feeding value equivalent to polished rice
Rice middling