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Growth performance and carcass characteristics of feedlot Thai native × Lowline Angus crossbred steer fed with fermented cassava starch residue

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Ten Thai native × Lowline Angus crossbred (50:50) steers were used in a completely randomized design to receive two treatments including concentrate containing cassava chips (Control) and fermented cassava starch residue (FCSR) as major carbohydrate sources. FCSR was prepared as yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) inoculates with exogenous enzyme addition. All steers received ad libitum rice straw and concentrate in equal proportions (1:1). Replacement of cassava chip with FCSR increased neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber intakes but decreased non-protein nitrogen intake of steers. Digestibility of dry matter, organic matter, and crude protein were decreased with replacement of cassava chip by FCSR; however, digested nutrients were similar between groups. Replacement of cassava chip in the concentrate with FCSR resulted in comparable growth performance and feed efficiency of the feedlot steers. Moreover, carcass characteristics in terms of yield and meat quality of the steers were not affected by cassava chips replaced by FCSR as a major carbohydrate source in the concentrate. In conclusion, replacement of cassava chip in the concentrate with FCSR decreased feed digestibility; however, it did not impact negatively on growth performance and carcass traits of feedlot Thai native × Lowline Angus crossbred steers.

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Abbreviations

CSR:

Cassava starch residue

FCSR:

Fermented cassava starch residue

DM:

Dry matter

OM:

Organic matter

CP:

Crude protein

NPN:

Non-protein nitrogen

NDF:

Neutral detergent fiber

ADF:

Acid detergent fiber

ADG:

Average daily gain

FCR:

Feed conversion rate

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful for the financial support from the Thailand Research Fund, Office of the Higher Education Commission, and Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand (Contract code: MRG5680034). Research facilities provided by Office of Laboratory and Farming, Faculty of Agriculture, Ubon Ratchathani University, and the Tropical Feed Resources Research and Development Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University, Thailand, are greatly acknowledged.

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The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest, and this document is their original research work done at the Faculty of Agriculture, Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand, and no part of it is submitted anywhere else for conference or publication.

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    Metha Wanapat

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Pilajun, R., Wanapat, M. Growth performance and carcass characteristics of feedlot Thai native × Lowline Angus crossbred steer fed with fermented cassava starch residue. Trop Anim Health Prod 48, 719–726 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-016-1011-z

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