USE OF GLUCONEOGENIC SUBSTRATES IN FATTENING CATTLE IN STALL-FEEDERS

ISBN-13: 9786203831733 / Angielski / Miękka / 52 str.

Fernando Livas Calderón; Rodolfo José Medeles Orozco; Romeo Pineda Jiménez

Opis

Energy is a fundamental nutrient for the development and fattening of cattle in housing and grazing conditions; however, this component in rations where corn or sorghum is used, has had an impact on the increase of production costs. Gluconeogenic substrates are a new energetic, sustainable and economic alternative to be used in cattle fattening. These substrates can replace up to 60% of the energy required by cattle in their rations, without detriment to weight gains, feed conversion rate and cost-benefit for the beef producer. In the present text, a series of research works are included where gluconeogenic substrates are used in diets for fattening cattle in grazing and stall systems.

O autorze

Livas Calderón, Fernando The author is a Veterinary Zootechnician with a Master's degree in Animal Nutrition and Professor of Zootechnics of Beef Cattle at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Zootechnics of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He has developed several technologies for fattening cattle in confinement and grazing.