Study on Availability of Beef Cattle on Corn Stalks with Different Physical Properties

Feeding and digestion trials were carried out to determine the availability of beef cattle's on cutting stalk,rubbing with cutting stalk,stalk bale,stalk pellet,stalk block and stalk stick.The results showed that the feed intake was highest in later three corn stalk groups followed by those in rubbing with cutting stalk and stalk bale groups,and lowest in cutting stalk group.The digestibility of nutrient of stalk pellet group was lower than other groups which had the similar digestibility of nutrient.The weight gains were higest in stalk block and stalk stick groups followed by rubbing with cutting stalk and stalk bale groups,lowest in cutting stalk group.Except cutting stalk type,other stalk types had the good weight gains on beef cattle.