Feeding Value of Barley for Sheep

J.P. Joyce

Ruakura Agricultural Research Centre, Hamilton

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Proceedings of the New Zealand Society of Animal Production. 1971, 31: 92-96

The feeding value of barley when fed at different levels and ratios with pasture, and the effect of different methods of grain processing on the feed value of barley were investigated using wether hoggets. Results showed that the replacement of pasture with barley failed to increase the rate of liveweight gain. The data suggested that growth rates decreased as the proportion of barley in the diet increased. The intakes of digestible crude protein may have been inadequate for optimum animal performance. There was no benefit from using processed rather than whole barley grain for feeding to sheep.

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