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coefficient of its total carbohydrates is 72. From
the values of digestibility coefficients determined,
the total digestible nutrients and starch equiva-
lent calculated per 100 lb. of the raw material
are 47.0 lb. and 36.9 lb. respectively. In nutri-
tive value, bagomolasses is thus comparable to
gram husk.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The authors wish to thank Dr K. C. Sen, D. Sc.,
Officer-in-charge, Animal Nutrition Section,
Imperial Veterinary Research Institute, for his
interest and constant encouragement during the
course of the investigation.
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BAGOMOLASSES AS CATTLE FEED
II.
E USE OF BAGOMOLASSES FOR FEEDING WORKING BULLOCKS
By N. K. AYYAR and A. W. ZUBERY, Animal Nutrition Section, Imperial Veterinary Research Institute
Izatnagar
(Received for publication on 29 January 1945)
IN the U. S. A. and other countries, cane-mo-
lasses is being used for feeding cattle, particularly
dairy and beef stocks. Morrison [1937], after a
critical review of a large number of reports, has
summarized the position as follows: When mo-
lasses is added to the ration of dairy cows, their
milk yield is slightly increased due more to the
higher total food consumption induced by the
appetizing nature of molasses than to any signi-
ficant contribution of available nutrients by the
added feed. Cane-molasses is also widely used
for feeding beef-cattle in the sugarcane districts
of Southern States of America. It has been
shown that in a ration, half of the concentrate
which consists of corn and other grains can be
replaced by molasses. Apparently, in such re-
placement, no consideration is made of the in-
evitable withdrawal of a portion of the digestible
protein present in the grains. It has been further
observed that the total quantity of digestible
nutrients in molasses is 30 per cent less than in
an equivalent amount of maize, so that, in feeding
value, 2 lb. of molasses should be the equivalent
to 1.4 lb. of maize.
In Hawaii, Henke [1933] in his study of cane-
molasses as a supplement to fattening rations
for swine observed that cane-molasses could
replace up to 20 per cent of rolled barley in the
ration for fattening pigs. A study of cane-molas-
ses as feed for dairy cows by the same author
[1934] showed that when properly supplemented
with high protein foods, cane-molasses may
safely be substituted for 25 per cent of other con-
centrates. Also, there was no indication of
decreased reproductive efficiency or increase in
abortion.
In Louisiana, Snell and Taggart [1932, 1933]
in their study of blackstrap molasses as a f eed
for working mules observed that molasses was
equivalent to corn grain and that it could be sub¬
stituted up to 9 lb. for corn in a ration containing
ground whole corn, alfalfa hay and soybean
hay. Heavy molasses feeding seemed to increase
sweating and 'winding' of mules.
In India, Singh and Singh [1934, 1935] have
carried out feeding experiments with molasse
obtained from the open-pan system of manufac
turing white sugar (Khandasari molasses). In
these experiments both working bullocks and
dairy cows were used and the main conclusion
arrived at were:
(a) 2 lb. of molasses could successfully re¬
place 2 lb. of maize in the ration of
bullocks.
(b) 1 lb. molasses could replace 1 lb. of bran
in the ration of dairy cows without
affecting the quantity or the quality
of milk, and
(c) the replacement of the grain with mola
was possible only during winter