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A note on the effect of monensin supplementation on growth and food utilization in young calves†

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

A. Ben-Asher ,
D. Ilan ,
M. Levy  and
Z. Holzer
A. Ben-Asher
Affiliation:
Extension Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Tel Aviv 61–070, Israel
D. Ilan
Affiliation:
Extension Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Tel Aviv 61–070, Israel
M. Levy
Affiliation:
Extension Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Tel Aviv 61–070, Israel
Z. Holzer
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Organization, Nve-Ya'ar Experiment Station, PO Haifa 31–999, Israel
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Abstract

The effect of monensin supplementation on suckling male dairy calves was studied on a commercial farm. Twenty-eight calves were given monensin supplements from the age of 1 week and compared with a similar group not given monensin. During a 52-day suckling period, the supplemented calves gained 0·12 faster, with little difference in the conversion ratio of metabolizable energy into live weight. During the subsequent 42 days, there was no difference in daily gain, but the supplemented animals were 0·064 more efficient in the conversion of metabolizable energy into live weight.

Type
Research Article
Information
Animal Production , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , August 1982 , pp. 163 - 164
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 1982

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