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Effect Monensin on Performance of Cattle Forage
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1976
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Animal PhysiologyNutritionGreenchop ExperimentAnimal NutritionAnimal ScienceCattle ForageLivestock ProductionAgricultural EconomicsFeed EfficiencyEducationFeed IntakeFeed AdditiveAnimal FeedPasture ExperimentsPublic HealthAnimal Production
Three pasture experiments and one greenchop experiment were conducted to determine the effect of 0, 50, 100, 200, 300 and 400 mg monensin/head/day upon weight gain and feed efficiency of cattle. Monensin dosages from 100 to 300 mg/head/day improved live weight gain and feed efficiency. A 17% improvement in gain and a 20% improvement in feed efficiency was observed with the 200 mg monensin treatment.