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* Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Lethbridge, AB, Canada T1J 4B1and
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Agrichem Inc., Anoka, MN 55303-0845
2 Correspondence: P.O. Box 3000 (phone: 403 317-3340; fax: 403 382-3156; E-mail: wangy{at}agr.gc.ca).
Two experiments were conducted to study the effects of six processing techniques for barley grain in a 3 x 2 factorial arrangement of grain conditions and roller settings on ruminal degradation of the grain (Exp. 1) and on growth performance by 138 feedlot steers (n = 23 per treatment; Exp. 2). Dry barley (11% moisture, D barley), barley tempered to 20% moisture (M barley), and barley tempered with 60 mL/t of surfactant-based tempering agent (GrainPrep, Agrichem, Inc., Anoka, MN; MS barley), were each rolled at two roller settings selected from preliminary tests. The settings selected for the study were RD, the roller position that had yielded optimally processed D barley, and RMS, the setting that had yielded optimally processed MS barley. Setting RMS was tighter than RD. Barley rolled at the RMS setting was more extensively processed (i.e., had a lower [P < 0.001] processing index, PI), had lighter (P < 0.001) volume weight, thinner (P < 0.001) kernels, and fewer (P < 0.001) whole kernels compared with setting RD. Tempering did not affect (P > 0.05) PI, percentage of whole kernels, or kernel thickness at either roller setting. The processing characteristics of tempered barley were unaffected (P > 0.05) by surfactant. The extent of in situ DM disappearance (ISDMD) was higher (P < 0.01) in grain rolled at setting RMS compared with RD. At both roller settings, tempering reduced (P < 0.05) ISDMD between 4 and 24 h of ruminal incubation. Steers fed RMS-rolled barley had lower (P < 0.001) DMI, slightly lower (P = 0.084) ADG, but increased (P < 0.05) gain:feed (G:F) compared with steers fed RD-rolled barley. Tempering did not affect (P > 0.05) ADG, DMI, or G:F during backgrounding, but improved (P < 0.01) these variables during finishing. Surfactant improved (P < 0.05) G:F but not DMI or ADG. The improvement in G:F was most pronounced when setting RMS was used. The optimal PI values calculated from performance data were numerically greater for the backgrounding diet than for the finishing diet. Steers fed M or MS barley had heavier (P < 0.01) hot carcasses and thicker (P < 0.05) fat cover but lower (P < 0.05) dressing percentages than steers fed D. When the feed barley was rolled at setting RMS, steers fed MS barley produced heavier (P < 0.05) carcasses than those fed M. Tempering with or without surfactant increased performance by feedlot steers compared with not tempering. Diet composition and degree of barley processing mediated this effect.
Key Words: Barley • Feedlots • Growth • Processing • Rumen Digestion • Surfactants
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