knabe
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found conflicting info on traditional feed withholding before slaughter.
what is everyone's thoughts on this? article below is for hogs.
http://nationalhogfarmer.com/mag/farming_single_feed_withdrawal/
ONLY concern is carcass quality, not trying to affect carcass weights or anything else.
i guess if one is charged on the hot weight for cutting and wrapping it may mean something or nothing if cost is passed along.
here's a link for cattle.
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/research/1998rr/22.html
Withholding feed from cattle decreased weights of ruminal dry matter, organic matter, and fiber rapidly for the first 24 h and more slowly thereafter. However, water displaced much of this ruminal dry matter so that total weight of ruminal contents was not decreased consistently by a 24-h fast. Withholding feed for 24 h prior to harvest should decrease the quantity of organic matter at packing plants by about 50%. However, adverse effects on carcass quality may make feed withdrawals costly.
what is everyone's thoughts on this? article below is for hogs.
http://nationalhogfarmer.com/mag/farming_single_feed_withdrawal/
ONLY concern is carcass quality, not trying to affect carcass weights or anything else.
i guess if one is charged on the hot weight for cutting and wrapping it may mean something or nothing if cost is passed along.
here's a link for cattle.
http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/research/1998rr/22.html
Withholding feed from cattle decreased weights of ruminal dry matter, organic matter, and fiber rapidly for the first 24 h and more slowly thereafter. However, water displaced much of this ruminal dry matter so that total weight of ruminal contents was not decreased consistently by a 24-h fast. Withholding feed for 24 h prior to harvest should decrease the quantity of organic matter at packing plants by about 50%. However, adverse effects on carcass quality may make feed withdrawals costly.
