Efficiency and physiological condition of bull-calves at feeding dry distillers grain (DDG) diets

V. K. Gurin, G. N. Radchikova, T. L. Sapsaleva, S. V. Serguchev

It was determined that feeding bull-calves with DDG with complex mineral supplement (KMD) favors activation of metabolic processes in organism of animals, which is proved by the increase of general and protein nitrogen level in blood by 8 and 7 %, urine level decrease - by 25 %. The tendency of calcium, phosphorus, sulphur, copper, zinc and magnesium level increase was determined. Usage of DDG in the amount of 33 % in a mixed fodder for meat calves allows to increase the average daily weigh gains by 10 %, decreases the prime cost of live weight gain by 10-11 % and obtain extra profit calculated per 1 animal in one experiment 5-10 % higher.

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