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Some Effects of Pelleting a Ground Mixed Ration on Feed Utilization by Fattening Lambs^{1, 2,}

University of Illinois⁴

Abstract

Three feedlot tests were conducted with lambs using individual and group feeding to compare the relative value of a ration consisting of 47.5% ground corn, 47.5% ground alfalfa hay, and 5% molasses fed in the pelleted and unpelleted forms. Three digestion trials and a nitrogen balance trial were conducted comparing the pelleted and unpelleted feed when fed to lambs. A palatability test was conducted using the pelleted and unpelleted feeds. Rumen contents from lambs fed pelleted feed and from lambs fed unpelleted feed were examined. The weights of a bushel of pelleted and of unpelleted feed were determined.

¹ This paper is part of a thesis submitted by the senior author to the Graduate College, University of Illinois, in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Animal Science.

² This work was supported in part by a grant-in-aid from Swift and Company, Chicago, Illinois.

³ Present address: Associate Professor of Animal Husbandry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.

⁴ Department of Animal Science, Urbana.