Energy & Protein requirement for feedlot cattle Flashcards by Hebe Webber | Brainscape

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What is compensatory gain?

What is it due to?

A

Catch up growth following undernutrition

Due to increased feed intake, increased efficiency of conversion of feed to gain

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ME requirement of a 300 kg 1 year old housed Hereford steer given a diet of M/D = 11 MJ/kg DM and gaining 1kg/day

A

see lecture

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Example of protein requirements (1yo 300kg Hereford steer, consuming 8.3kg of 11 MJ ME/kg DM)

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see lecture

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