Effects of Feeding Beef Cattle with Wheat Straw Treated by Different Methods

beef cattle was divided into 3 groups (16 for each group) who received microbe-, ammonia-treated, and dry wheat straw (as control) to investigate its effects on growth and fattening of beef cattle. The result indicated that the average BW gain per head for 3 groups was 890, 840, and 570 g, respectively; the average profit per head during 60 days experimental period was 114, 63.13 and -14.36 RMB Yuan after economic analysis according to current market prices of feeds and labor costs etc.. In conclusion, there was a significant effects of wheat straw treatment on growth of beef cattle, and microbe-treating method with low cost, good feeding result, and easy operation was better than ammonia-treating and should be extended in vast rural area.