Comparison of Lambs Fed Shelled Corn and Whole or Pelleted Barley of Different Bushel Weights

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One hundred sixty-eight light-weight feeder lambs were randomly allotted to the following seven replicated treatments: 1, shelled corn; 2, whole heavy-weight barley weighing 52 lb. per bushel; 3, whole medium-weight barley weighing 44 lb. per bushel; 4, whole light-weight barley weighing 35.5 lb. per bushel; and 5, 6 and 7, pelleted heavy, medium and light-weight barley, respectively. Excellent quality alfalfa-brome hay and soy-bean meal were fed in equal amounts to all lambs and the various types of grains were full-fed twice daily. Lambs fed shelled corn gained significantly faster than lambs fed any other grain. Pelleting the three types of barley depressed weight gains and feed consumption. Lambs fed either whole heavy- or medium-weight barley gained significantly faster than lambs fed pelleted barley. When barley was pelleted, bushel weight had no effect on the rate of gain. Conversley, lambs fed whole heavy-weight barley ate more barley and gained significantly faster than lambs fed whole light-weight barley. Lambs fed whole medium-weight barley were intermediate in weight gains. Copyright © 1963. American Society of Animal Science . Copyright 1963 by American Society of Animal Science

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