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Influence of Canola and Sunflower Diet Amendments on Cattle Feedlot Manure

AAFC Lethbridge Research Centre, 5403 1st Ave South, Lethbridge, AB, Canada T1J 4B1

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Received for publication December 1, 2004. Cattle (Bos taurus) producers can replace a part of the traditional diet of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) grain/silage with sunflower (Helianthus annus L.) seeds or canola meal (Brassica napus L.)/oil to enhance conjugated linoleic acids (CLA) content in milk and meat for its positive health benefits. The objective of this study is to investigate the effects of feeding sunflower or canola to finishing steers on cattle manure chemical properties and volatile fatty acid (VFA) content. The control diet contained 84% rolled barley and 15% barley silage, which provided only 2.6% lipid. The other six treatments had 6.6 to 8.6% lipid delivered from sources such as hay, sunflower seed (SS), canola meal/oil, and SS forage pellets. Manure samples (a mixture of cattle urine, feces, and woodchip bedding materials) were collected and analyzed after cattle had been on these diets for 113 d. The dietary source and level of lipid had no effect on organic N and nitrate N content in manure, but significantly affected ammonia N and VFA. Inclusion of SS forage pellets, hay, or canola meal/oil in cattle diets had no significant impact on manure characteristics, but SS significantly reduced the pH and increased propionic, isobutyric, and isovaleric content. In addition, N loss after excretion (mainly from urine N) increases with the pH and N levels in both feed and manure. The combination of SS with barley silage resulted in a lower VFA and NH₃ content in manure and should be a more attractive option. To better manage N nutrient cycles and reduce NH₃ related odor problems, feed and manure pH should be one of the factors to consider when determining feed mix rations.

Abbreviations: ADF, acid detergent fiber • A/P, acetic/propionic acid ratio • CLA, conjugated linoleic acids • CP, crude protein • EC, electrical conductivity • NDF, neutral detergent fiber • NPN, nonprotein N • SS, sunflower seed • TC, total carbon • TNI, total N intake • VFA, volatile fatty acid

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