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Molasses in Rations for Fattening Calves

Ohio Experiment Station

Abstract

In December, 1929, the Ohio Experiment Station started five lots of 20 calves, each on a test to learn more about the use of molasses in the fattening ration. All lots were fed 2 pounds daily per calf of a mixture of equal parts of linseed meal and cottonseed meal, 6.5 pounds of silage and 1.5 pounds of mixed clover and timothy hay.

Lot 1 was full fed shelled corn.

Lot 2 was fed 2 pounds less of shelled corn per calf than Lot 1 consumed and had 2 pounds of cane molasses added.

Lot 3 was fed 2 pounds of cane molasses and a full feed of shelled corn.

Lot 4 was self fed cane molasses from a trough and full fed corn.

Lot 5 was fed 2 pounds of beet molasses and a full feed of shelled corn.

The test continued 36 weeks.

After the calves were on test 6 or 8 weeks the molasses-fed calves in Lots 3, 4 and 5 were gaining more rapidly, but showed less thickness of flesh than the calves in Lot 1, fed no molasses.