A case where woody roughage made from Japanese white birch had an effect on the fattening of Japanese Black

Woody roughage produced from Japanese white birch (Betula platyphylla var. japonica) in response to high-temperature/high-pressure steam treatment was assessed for application in the fattening of Japanese Black cattle. We found that whereas the average carcass weight of six cattle fed fermented bagasse and rice straw as a conventional roughage was 437 kg, that of six cattle fed woody roughage instead of fermented bagasse was 472 kg (P