EFFICIENCY OF BEEF PRODUCTION WITH THE INCLUSION OF WHOLE GRAIN CORN IN THE DIET

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the effectiveness of the use of whole grain corn in feeding calves in order to determine the optimal norms for its inclusion in the diet. It was found that the inclusion of whole grain corn in the amount of 30 and 40% by weight of compound feed in the diet of young cattle at the age of 66-115 days had a positive effect on feed intake and intensity of animal growth, while reducing the feed costs and production prime costs. Thus, the daily live weight gain increased by 3.5% and 4.8% (774 and 784 g), while feed costs decreased by 1.1% and 1.8%, resulting in a 4.4% and 5.2% reduction in the prime cost of gain.