Effect of starch level and straw intake on animal performance, rumen wall characteristics and liver abscesses in intensively fed Friesian bulls

The objective was to reduce the incidence of liver abscesses (LAs) in young bulls by reducing the starch content of the concentrate and increasing the straw intake by adding molasses without reducing performance. Eighty-five Danish Friesian bulls (146 ± 2.6 kg live weight (LW)) were allocated to fou...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: K.F. Jorgensen, J. Sehested, M. Vestergaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731107000043