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Effect of Different Levels of Cane Molasses on Nitrogen and Energy Utilization in Urea Rations for Steers^{1, 2,}

Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana 47907

Abstract

THREE switchback metabolism studies were conducted to study the effects of replacing corn with 5, 10 and 15% cane molasses. Five percent molasses had no significant effect on any of the parameters studied. At 10 and 15% molasses added at the expense of corn in the basal ration, nitrogen retention and apparent digestibility of dry matter and energy were all significantly improved (P<.05). The total quantity and percent butyric acid in the rumen was significantly increased when the 15% molasses ration was fed. Other parameters were unchanged when either 10 or 15% molasses was added to the basal ration. It is suggested that perhaps cane molasses need not be assigned an energy value lower than corn when fed in limited quantities and in the type of ration used in this study.

¹ Department of Animal Sciences Journal Paper No. 4518, Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station.

² The research reported in this study was supported by a grant-in-aid from National Molasses Company, Willow Grove, Pennsylvania 19090.

³ Present address: Ralston Purina Company, Beef Cattle Research Division, Checkerboard Square, St. Louis, Missouri 63188.

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