Coffee’s Concentration Lecture

Feedstuff are fermented by

• Microbes in the rumen

What is Concentrate Feedstuff

• Feedstuffs that provide concentrate forms of specific nutrients

• Contain excess and deficiencies of other nutrients

What is the purpose of Supplementations

1. Conservation of forage

2. Improvement of animal

What is the performance of supplementation

• Increasing economic return

• Managing cattle behavior

What are the steps of supplementation

1. Determine nutrient limiting

2. Design a supplement to meet those limitations

3. Consider possible interactions

Name 3 types of feedstuff for stocker cattle

• Cereal grains

• By product feeds

• Liquid feeds

Cereal grains

• Contains 70-80% starch

• Fermented in rumen easily

• Produce high energy for calf

• Low protein

Name some examples of Cereal Grains

• Corn

• grain sorghum

• Wheat

• Oats

By-products Feedstuffs

• Major feedstuff for stocker cattle

• Lower in starch

• Protein varies

• High in fiber

• High phosphorus

• Low calcium

Name some by-products

• Distiller grains

• Corn Gluten food

• Soybean Hulls

• Cottonseed hulls

Name some liquid feeds

• Molasses

• Fats & oils

• Distiller solubles