The availability of corn varieties with higher oil content may offer an advantage as feed stuffs for various species and classes of livestock. Higher oil content increases the energy density in the feed stuff, potentially leading to improved performance and/or efficiency of gain. Additional benefits suggested are dust reduction, reduced energy for processing and improved palatability. Most research to date has been with swine and poultry diets. The object of these trials was to evaluate the effect of high oil corn com pared to normal corn in pre-weaning and post-weaning diets for lambs

Slyter, A. L.

Wasson, Rud

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South Dakota State UniversityOpen PRAIRIE: Open Public Research Access InstitutionalRepository and Information ExchangeSouth Dakota Sheep Field Day Proceedings andResearch Reports, 1999 Animal Science Reports1999Evaluation of the Effect of High Oil Corn Diets onLamb PerformanceA. L. SlyterSouth Dakota State UniversityRud WassonFollow this and additional works at: http://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_sheepday_1999This Report is brought to you for free and open access by the Animal Science Reports at Open PRAIRIE: Open Public Research Access InstitutionalRepository and Information Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in South Dakota Sheep Field Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1999 byan authorized administrator of Open PRAIRIE: Open Public Research Access Institutional Repository and Information Exchange. For moreinformation, please contact michael.biondo@sdstate.edu.Recommended CitationSlyter, A. L. and Wasson, Rud, "Evaluation of the Effect of High Oil Corn Diets on Lamb Performance" (1999). South Dakota SheepField Day Proceedings and Research Reports, 1999. Paper 3.http://openprairie.sdstate.edu/sd_sheepday_1999/3i EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF HIGH OIL CORN DIETS ON LAMB PERFORMANCE A. L. Slyter and Rud Wasson Department of Animal and Range Sciences SDSU SHEEP 99-3 S U M MARY Two trials were conducted to determine the effect of inclusion of h igh oil corn (HOC) as a replacement for regular corn (C) in lamb pre­weaning and growing-finishing diets. Twin raised Hampshire,  Columbia and Finn-Dorset-Targhee (FDT) l�mbs were used in the pre-weaning cr:e� trial .and only FDT lambs in the growing­fintshmg trial .  Lambs receiving the HOC pre­weaning diet gained 9.7 lb (:: 13% increase) more during the 80 d period than those on the C diet. No d ifference was noted in feed consumption during th is trial .  No treatment differences were observed in lamb performance o� feed c�nsumption during the growing-finish ing trial . Gam averaged . 78 lb per day during the growing-finishing phase. HOC appears to offer potential increased gains compared to C when used in lamb pre-weaning diets, but not in d iets post-weaning based on the results of these trials. I NTRODUCTION The availabil ity of corn varieties with higher oil content may offer an advantage as feed stuffs for various species and classes of livestock. � igher oil content increases the energy density m the feed stuff, potential ly leading to improved performance and/or efficiency of gain. Add itional benefits suggested are dust reduction, reduced energy for processing and improved palatabil ity. Most research to date has been with swine and poultry d iets. The object of these trials was to evaluate the effect of h igh oil corn compared to normal corn in pre-weaning and post-weaning d iets for lambs. EXPERI M E NTAL PROCEDU RES Creep trial Fifty twin-raised lambs were provided a creep Prepared for Sheep Day, June 10, 1999 7 provided a creep with an experimental diet containing high oil corn designated as HOC. In the HOC diet the regular com (4.64% oil ,  DB) was replaced with HOC (6.20% oil, DB). Ewes with twin lambs were paired as nearly as possible with in breed, lamb size, age and vigor and one of each pair randomly assigned to each treatment. There were a total of 16 Hampshire, 8 Columbia and 28 Finn-Dorset x Targhee ewes for a total of 104 lambs starting the trial . One lamb died in the control g roup from unexplained causes and therefore its dam and littermate were not included in the analyses. Lambs and ewes were weighed every two weeks and creep consumption was estimated at each weigh day. Total creep consumed was based on the total amount placed in the feeders minus any fines that were removed during the tria l .  Lambs ranged from 4 to 14 days of age (8.5 days median age) at the start of the trial and remained on the study for 80 days (median age 92.5 days) . Data were analyzed using GLM procedures for a mixed model that included treatment, breed and sex of lamb and their interactions. Since breed and sex of lamb were equally represented in al l  pens and no significant interactions were detected only treatment effects are shown in the tables. Table 1. Composition of Control Creep Diet• Ingredient lb/ton Shell com, coarse cracked 1 300 Soybean meal 480 Base mii> 1 00 Molasses, liquid 1 00 Ground limestone 20 Thiamine Pre-mixc 1As is basis. An equal amount of high oil com HOC) replaced the regular com in the experimental diet (HOC). tii"he base mix contained 1 4% calcium, 5% phosphorus; 20% NaCl; 2 ppm selenium; 20,000 IU/lb vitamin A; 4,000 IU/lb Vitamin D; 1200 IU/lb vitamin E; and 720 gm/ton decoquinate (18 mg per lb of diet). cProvided 50 mg thiamine per pound of finished ration. G ROWI NG-FI NISHING TRIAL One hundred recently weaned Finn-Dorset x Targhee lambs, 50 ewes and 50 wethers were randomly allotted within sex to one of four pens. Two pens received the control d iet (Table 2) and two pens received the diet with high oil corn (HOC). In the HOC diet the standard corn was replaced by HOC as described previously. Lambs were weighed and feed consumption estimated every. two weeks. The trial was terminated after 48 days when approximately one third of the lambs had reached market weight. Table 2. Composition of Grower-Finisher Diet• Ingredients lb/ton Shell com, coarse cracked 1 205 Oats, coarse rolled 200 Grower Concentrateb 500 Molasses, liquid 50 Ground limestone 20 Thiamine Pre-mixc As is basis. 'The Grower concentrate contained not less than 36% crude protein, 60 gm decoquinatc per ton (7.5 mg per lb of diet). ci>rovided 25 mg thiamine per pound of finished feed. RES U LTS AND DISC USSION Creep trial Lamb growth performance is shown in Table 3. Lambs on the HOC diet gained 9. 7 lb. more (P < . 001 ) during the trial than those consuming the C d iet. As shown in Figure 1 ,  most of this increase came in the last 42 days of the trial. Feed consumption by period is shown in Figure 2. Lambs consumed an average of 1 .05 lb. of creep per head, per day, for the total period. No d ifference was noted in the average daily feed consumption between treatments. Thus, it appears that lambs on the HOC diet were more efficient and/or the HOC diet provided more nutrients than the control d iet. The HOC contained approximately one third more oil than the normal corn and the d iet with it resulted in ::1 3% increase in gain.  Ewes maintained their body weight (Table 4) during the trial with no difference noted between ewes nursing lambs on the control vs. the HOC creep. Thus, it is assumed that milk production between the groups was similar. And since feed consumption was similar between treatment groups, any difference in lamb performance 8 should be due to the difference in diet composition. Table 3. The Effect of Diet on Lamb Weight (lb) Diet Weight Trial Control HOC P date Day value• 2-1 6-98 01 1 7. 1  ± .61 1 7.4 ± .60 .746 2-26-98 10 23.0± .83 1 9.5± .82 .004 3-1 2-98 24 30.5±1 .00 33.0±1 .00 .084 3-26-98 38 42.7±1 .29 46.7±1 .31 .030 4-09-98 52 55.0 ± 1 .57 60.9 ± 1 .56 .009 4-23-98 66 67.2±1 .78 75.1 ±1 .77 .002 5-07-98 80 76.5 ± 1 .64 86.2 ± 1 .63 <.001 'Probability of difference between treatments occuring by chance. Table4. Weight date\ Treatment Control Ewe Weight (lb.)8 HOC P value6 2-1 6-98 202.0 ± 4.8 202 ± 4.8 .904 2-26-98 204 ± 5.4 201 ± 5.3 .669 3-1 2-98 2 1 0  ± 5.6 201 ± 5.6 .284 3-26-98 2 1 2  ± 5.5 207 ± 5.5 .508 4-09-98 2 1 2  ± 5.7 204 ± 5.7 .370 4-23-98 2 1 2  ± 6.2 206 ± 6.1  .482 5-07-98b 1 79 ± 5.5 1 79 ± 5.5 . 1 66 Weight taken after overnight stand without feed and water. bProbability of difference between treatments occurring by chance. GROWI NG-FI NIS H I NG TRIAL Lamb growth performance during the growing­finishing trial is shown in Table 5 .  No significant differences in performance or feed consumption were observed between lambs receiving the control and the HOC diet. Daily feed consumption averaged 2.9 ± .22 lb per head during the first two weeks of the trial and 4 .0 ± .04 lb during the last two weeks of the study. Average daily gain for the study was . 79 lb for control lambs and . 76 lb for lambs on the HOC diet. Wether lambs were 1 .  7 lb heavier than the ewe lambs initially and gained more per day during the trial. Wethers fin ished the trial weighing 3 .9 lb more compared to ewe lambs. As shown in Table 5 the growing-finishing trial was terminated at approximately 1 1 0-lb average weight. Ewe lambs in this trial were replacement females for our crossbred ewe flock, so it was important not to over-condition them. Also, the genetics of this cross (FDT) is of medium-frame size. Therefore, final weight at the proper body condition is less than when a terminal sire breed ram is mated to this type of crossbred ewe. Table 5. Effect of Diet on Post Weaning Growth (lb) Weight Control HOC P value• Date/Diet 5-15-98 73.3±1.22 73.8±1.21 .78 5-28-98 85.3±1.35 85.2±1.33 .49 6-04-98 91.7±1.35 91.5±1.33 .92 6-18-98 100.3±1.34 99.8±1.33 .77 7-02-98 111.2±1.36 110.1±1.35 .55 'Probability of difference between treatments occurring by chance. 90 80 ;" 70 --- Control :9 - 60 l: - -HOC bl) ·u 50 � � E 40 tU ...J 30 20 10 2-16 2-26 3-12 3-26 4-9 4-23 5-7 Weigh Date Figure 1. The Effect Of Diet On Lamb Weight 2.0 1.8 >. tU 1.6 :e � 1.4 E tU � 1.2 -- Control § 1.0 - -HOC fl) c 0.8 0 u t) 0.6 :-a i... 0.4 0 � ...J 0.2 0.0 2-16 2-26 3-12 3-26 4-9 4-23 5-7 Weigh Date Figure 2. Creep Feed Consumption 9 

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