Effect of totally replacing hay by wood chips and feed delivery system on performance, behavior and carcass traits of finishing steers

Beretta, Virginia; Simeone, A.; Franco, J.; Bentancur, O.; Casaretto, Adolfo; Mondelli, Santiago; Valdez, Guillermo

doi:10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104384

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“…Dietary fiber source affects rumination timing also in finishing steers. The replacement of grass hay with wood chips did not affect growth performance (probably because of the low level of inclusion), but it reduced DMI and increased resting time, with a drop in ruminating activity (Beretta et al, 2021).…”

Section: Forage Species and Their Phenological Stage At Harvestmentioning

confidence: 94%

Effects of extrinsic factors on some rumination patterns: A review

Abeni¹

2022

Front. Anim. Sci.

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The rumen and its activity, rumination, are the characterizing traits of the suborder Ruminantia, and it is accompanied by related feeding habits and consequent animal behavior. Several extrinsic (not related to the animal itself) factors affect rumination behavior; most are reflected in rumination timing (considering overall daily duration as well as circadian differences in rumination patterns): age, environmental factors, and diet. For these reasons, great efforts have been sustained at the research level for monitoring rumination patterns. Currently, some research outcomes are applied at the farm level; others are still at the experimental level. All of these efforts are finalized mainly for the use of rumination pattern recording as an effective prediction tool for the early detection of health and welfare problems, both in a single head and at the herd level. Moreover, knowledge of the effects of extrinsic factors on rumination physiology represents a great challenge for improving the efficiency of ruminant livestock management, from the diet to the housing system, from parasites to heat stress. The present review deals mainly with the worldwide raised ruminant species.

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Section: Forage Species and Their Phenological Stage At Harvestmentioning

confidence: 94%