Addy B L, Thomas D
Trop Anim Health Prod. 1977 Nov;9(4):191-6. doi: 10.1007/BF02240339.
Experiments were conducted over three dry seasons to investigate the value for fattening beef cattle, of crop residues (maize stover, groundnut haulm) and madeya (maize bran) with varying levels of dried leucaena leaf or cottonseed cake. The inclusion of groundnut haulm in the roughage increased animal performance when madeya was restricted. Increasing the protein content of the madeya supplement but restricting the quantity of madeya fed did not influence liveweight gain although the efficiency of concentrate conversion was enhanced. Restricting the amount of maize stover and feeding madeya to appetite had no significant effect on liveweight gain, but the inclusion of leucaena up to a level of 12 per cent crude protein improved animal performance. There were no differences between cottonseed cake or leucaena when fed with madeya at the same levels of crude protein.
在三个旱季进行了试验，以研究含有不同水平干银合欢叶或棉籽饼的作物秸秆（玉米秸秆、花生秧）和玉米麸对肉牛育肥的价值。当玉米麸受到限制时，在粗饲料中加入花生秧可提高动物的生长性能。增加玉米麸补充料的蛋白质含量但限制其投喂量，虽然提高了精饲料转化率，但对体重增加没有影响。限制玉米秸秆的用量并按食欲投喂玉米麸对体重增加没有显著影响，但加入粗蛋白含量高达12%的银合欢可改善动物的生长性能。当以相同粗蛋白水平与玉米麸一起投喂时，棉籽饼和银合欢之间没有差异。
