Alternative Feeds for Beef Cattle

Cattle producers frequently seek low-cost feed alternatives, especially when traditional feeds are expensive. Many of these “alternative” feeds are by-products (or co-products) and waste products from the processing of various food and fiber crops, or crop residues. These alternative feeds can fit...

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Main Authors: Robert O. Myer, Mary B. Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2004-03-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/109357
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Summary:Cattle producers frequently seek low-cost feed alternatives, especially when traditional feeds are expensive. Many of these “alternative” feeds are by-products (or co-products) and waste products from the processing of various food and fiber crops, or crop residues. These alternative feeds can fit into a feeding program as the primary roughage, as a supplement to a regular ration, or as a replacement for part of the ration. This document is AN128, one of a series of the Animal Science Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date September 19, 2003. AN128/AN128: Alternative Feeds for Beef Cattle (ufl.edu) 
ISSN:2576-0009