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Effects of Including Malt Distillers Grains (Draff) Either Ensiled Alone or with Molassed Sugar Beet Shreds as a Concentrate Feedstuff for Dairy Cows

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 November 2017

J J Hyslop  and
D J Roberts
J J Hyslop
Affiliation:
The West of Scotland College, Crichton Royal Farm, Dumfries. DG1 4SZ
D J Roberts
Affiliation:
The West of Scotland College, Crichton Royal Farm, Dumfries. DG1 4SZ
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Previous work reported at last years' conference (Hyslop, Offer and Barber, 1989) has demonstrated that the inclusion of molassed sugar beet shreds (MSBS) with malt distillers grains (draff) at ensiling; greatly reduces dry matter loss and enhances animal performance compared with ensiling draff alone. It has also been observed that draff may comprise up to 30% of dietary DM in silage based complete diets for dairy cows; without loss of performance (Hyslop and Roberts, 1989). This experiment examines the long term technical and economic consequences of replacing barley and soya with draff plus additional minerals in dairy cow diets. In addition; a comparison is made between draff ensiled alone, or in conjunction with MSBS.

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Dairy Production
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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Production (1972) , Volume 1990 , March 1990 , pp. 123
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Production 1997

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Hyslop,, J J, Offer, N W and Barber, G D (1989). Effect of ensilage method on storage dry matter loss and feeding value of malt distillers grains (draff). Animal Production, 48, (3), p 664 (Abstr).Google Scholar
Hylsop, J J and Roberts, D J (1989). Effects of replacing barley/soya with malt distillers grains (draff) in silage based complete diets for dairy cows. Animal Production, 48, (3) p 636 (Abstr)Google Scholar