A Comparison between Ground Soybeans and Linseed Oilmeal as Protein Supplements for Growing Dairy Calves

Abstract

1.Two trials, 360 days and 330 days respectively, have been completed in which eight calves have been raised on alfalfa hay and a grain ration containing linseed oilmeal, and eight calves on a comparable ration in which ground raw soybeans were used in place of linseed oilmeal as a protein supplement.2.Ground raw soybeans and linseed oilmeal were found to be equally effective as protein supplements in the grain rations for growing heifer calves when fed with alfalfa hay.