Effect of Sprouting on Nutritional Value of Wheat in Cattle Diets

Abstract

A 140-day feeding trial was conducted to sprouted wheat for nonsprouted wheat in the evaluate the nutritive value of wheat contain-diet had no efiect on circass weight, grade, ing -60vo sprouted kernels. Groups of 10 cutability, loin eye area, marblinc;fai ;over; yearling steers were fed, a 60Vo wheat diet. kidney iat, or ihcidence of absdessed liver. The wheat fraction of the diet consisted of Feed consumption was not noticeably affected all_n-onsprouted wheat, 1,/3-sprouted wheat by sprouted-wheat. Digestibility data were and' 2/3 nonsprouted wheat,2/3 sprouted and obtained for normal wfieat and wheat ion-_1/3 nonsprouted wheat, or all sprouted wheat. taining 6OVo sprouted kernels. Results are Wheat containing,6oVo sprouted kernels had discussed with rEspect to application in deterthe same feed value as normal wheat when mining the market valu-d of comparable measured by weight gain. Substitution of sprouted wheat.

Feeding value of hydroponically sprouted barley for poultry and pigs

“…Sprout-damaged grain in which the radicle is visible as a white tip may be similar to Day 1 sprouts (Peer and Leeson, 1985), while grain that has sprouted enough to have shoot and root visible may be similar to Day 2-Day 5 sprouts with respect to ME. This difference in degree of sprouting may explain why Falen and Petersen (1969) reported an increase in the ME content of sprouted wheat while others (Sibbald et al, 1962;Bull and Petersen, 1969;Farlin et al, 1971;Rowland et al, 1978), reported no change in animal performance. It would, therefore, appear that if the degree of sprouting (i.e., the length of shoot and root) of field-sprouted grain was known, its feeding value could be estimated from comparison with the feeding value of the hydroponically-sprouted grain showing the same degree of development.…”

“…Several researchers have investigated the feeding value of field-sprouted grain for poultry. Bull and Peterson (1969), Farlin et al (1971), Rowland et at. (1978) and Sibbald et al (1962) found no difference in performance of birds fed on sprouted or non-sprouted grain.…”

Nutritional evaluation of forage as feed resources on the haematological parameters of pigs

“…Fazaeli (2011) found no significant difference in live weight gain or feed conversion efficiency between a fodder diet and a control diet, consisting of barley grain. Farlin (1971) also found no difference in performance of cattle fed sprouted or non-sprouted grain. The cost of producing hydroponic maize fodder diets was higher than the cost of producing the basal diet.…”

Aspergillus clavatus tremorgenic neurotoxicosis in cattle fed sprouted grains

“…Studies of the nutritional value of hydroponically sprouted grains for ruminants do not support the latter view. 26,27 The cost of barley sprouts has been calculated as about $1/kg dry matter, which compares poorly with grain at $0.3/kg dry matter (RJ Sneath, personal communication). A clavatus neurotoxicity has occurred sporadically in many places in the world where sprouted grains have been fed to cattle.…”