Effects of Total Mixed Ration on Rumen Fermentation and Growth of Crosbred Holstein Fresian Calves

Authors

  • Panas Tumkiratiwong Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Pornsri Chairatanayuth Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.
  • Nuam Buathong Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Bangkok 10900, Thailand.

Keywords:

total mixed ration, growth, rumen fermentation, crossbred-Holstein Fresian

Abstract

Twenty one calves were employed in this experiment that was allocated into 3 treatments 1) corn plant hay and concentrate 2) corn plant hay mixed with concentrate 3) corn plant silage mixed with concentrate. There were no different in growth rate, feed intake and feed efficiency among 3 treatments. However, the conversion of feed to body weight gain of claves in treatment 3 during postweaning period was significantly higher than in the treatment 1 (P<0.05). The results are discussed in relation to a change that was observed intraruminally.

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Published

1996-09-30

How to Cite

Panas Tumkiratiwong, Pornsri Chairatanayuth, and Nuam Buathong. 1996. “Effects of Total Mixed Ration on Rumen Fermentation and Growth of Crosbred Holstein Fresian Calves”. Agriculture and Natural Resources 30 (3). Bangkok, Thailand:322-29. https://li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/anres/article/view/241167.

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 3 (1996): July-September

Section

Research Article

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online 2452-316X print 2468-1458/Copyright © 2022. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/),
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