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Feasibility of feeding cadmium accumulator maize (Zea mays L.) to beef cattle: Discovering a strategy for eliminating phytoremediation residues
- Source :
- Animal Nutrition, Vol 15, Iss , Pp 1-9 (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- KeAi Communications Co., Ltd., 2023.
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Abstract
- Eco-friendly and efficient strategies for eliminating cadmium (Cd) phytoremediation plant residues are needed. The present study investigated the feasibility of feeding Cd accumulator maize to beef cattle. In total, 20 cattle at 6 months of age were selected and randomly allocated into two groups fed with 85.82% (fresh basis) Cd accumulator maize (CAM) or normal maize (control [Con]) silage diets for 107 d. Feeding CAM did not affect the body weight (P = 0.24), while it decreased feed intake and increased feed efficiency of beef cattle (P
- Subjects :
- Beef cattle
Cadmium
Performance
Health
Animal culture
SF1-1100
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24056545
- Volume :
- 15
- Issue :
- 1-9
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Animal Nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.4a3901dd3acd40c598b652bedfe49f41
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aninu.2023.06.012