Effect of feeder design on performance beef cows

Not only is the nutritional value, taste and smell important for good feed intake, but also the way the feed is presented has an influence. New research looked at this topic in beef cows. The study was published in Animal Feed Science and Technology. In the intensive beef industry, concentrate is typically presented either as meal or as pellet and animals are commonly fed in self-feeders consisting of 4 feeding spaces and a capacity of 200 kg of concentrate. Optimising the utilisation of concen