FARKLI DÜZEYLERDE ÜRE İÇEREN RASYONLARıN DOGu ANADOLe KIRMIZISI SI(;IRLARDA YEM TÜKETİMİ, YEMDEl\' YARARLANMA VE CANLı AGıRLIK ARTIŞI ÜZERİ:'-JE ETKİSİ

Abstract

The effects of different amounts of urea on fecd intake, fecd efficiency and live weight gain on Eastcrn Red young bulls Sununary: This experiment was canied out to iıwestigate the e.ffects of urea supplemented into the concentratefeed upon the feed intake, feed ifficiency, and bad)' weight gain of Eastem Anatolian Red young bulls. In the experiment 40 Eastem Anatolian Red young bulls 2 and 2.5)'ears old were fed with urea supplemented concentmtes and wheat stmw as roughage. The levels of urea in the concentrates were 0.00 %, 0.75 %, ı. 50 % and 2.25 %. The experiment consisted of a ten day~f initial and 112 da)'s of fattening periods. Animals fed with ıma supplemented .[eed showed an increase in the consumption of concentrates and roughage while their body weight inereased. After 112 days offeeding, the average dailyfeed intakefor thefeeding groups I, II, III and IV were in the order of 7.445, 7.462, 7.417 and 7.369 kg.