Reconstituted Wheat. I. Influence on Feedlot Performance of Cattle

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Abstract
Three feedlot trials involving 50 steers and 96 heifers were conducted to evaluate reconstitution of wheat for finishing cattle. Trial 1 compared ground reconstituted wheat (GRW), rolled reconstituted wheat (RRW) and whole reconstituted wheat rolled prior to feeding (WRRW) to dry rolled wheat (DRW) and dry rolled sorghum (DRS). GRW and RRW were processed before storage and WRRW after storage. Trial 2 was the same as Trial 1, except GRW was excluded. Trial 3 compared DRW, WRRW and whole reconstituted wheat fed whole (WRW). All reconstituted wheats were raised to 30% moisture and stored for 21 days at a minimum temperature of 21 C. Reconstituted wheat did not produce consistently better feedlot performance than dry wheat. Only in Trial 3 were intake and gain significantly higher (P <.01) when reconstituted wheats were fed. Feed efficiency and net energy values (NEm and NEg) were not significantly improved by any reconstitution treatments. In both Trials 1 and 2, sorghum rations showed a trend for poorer feed efficiency and net energy values than wheat rations, being significantly lower (P <.05) in Trial 2. Ruminal total volatile fatty acid (VFA) levels were not significantly different (P >.05), but wheat treatments tended toward greater total VFA levels than sorghum. Copyright © 1974. American Society of Animal Science . Copyright 1974 by American Society of Animal Science.

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