Effects of supplements on intake, rumen function and nutrient supply and growth in cattle eating alkali-treated oat straw

1. Expt 1. Six 200 kg Hereford heifers fitted with rumen and abomasal cannulas were fed adlib. on alkali-treated oat straw sprayed with urea and minerals, with no supplement (O), or 700 g rolled barley (B) or cottonseed meal (C)/d, in a 3 x 3 Latin square with two replicates. 2. Intakes of the basal...

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