Document Type
Report
Report Number
90-4
Publication Date
1990
Keywords
steers, sunflower hulls, NDF
Summary
Sunflower hulls were substituted for grass-alfalfa hay as the roughage component of finishing diets for yearling steers. Feed intake was lower when sunflower hulls were fed, resulting in reduced rate of gain and increased feed conversion. When diets were formulated to contain 12% NDF rather than 10% roughage, performance of steers fed either roughage source was similar. Sunflower hulls because of low cost can be used in finishing diets at 5% of dry matter intake without affecting production costs. Feeding higher levels of unprocessed sunflower hulls is discouraged.
Number of Pages
3
Format
application/pdf
Language
en
Publisher
South Dakota State University
Rights
Copyright © 1989 South Dakota State University
Recommended Citation
Pritchard, R.H. and Robbins, M.A., "Use of Sunflower Hulls as the Roughage Component of Finishing Diets for Yearling Steers" (1990). South Dakota Beef Report, 1990. 4.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_beefreport_1990/4