Cattle gain better on treated alfalfa
BELTSVILLE, Md. - Holstein
steers gained twice as much
weight when fed alfalfa silage
treated with formaldehyde and
formic acid as when fed untreated
feed according to USDA scientist
Dale R. Waldo.
Waldo, of USDA’s Agricultural
Research Service, explained ex
periments include freshly cut
alfalfa stored without and with a
mixture of .13% formaldehyde and
.15% formic add. Cattle fed the
untreated silage gained an
average of 471 grams (1.0 pounds)
daily. Those fed the formaldehyde
and formic acid-treated silage
gained an average of 956 grams
(2.10 pounds) daily.
Waldo, a research nutritionist,
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observed that formaldehyde
protects protein in the silage from
being broken down by bacterial
and natural chemical action. This
preserves more protein for the
cattle to digest. When a solution of
formaldehyde is sprayed on silage,
part of the chemical is bound to be
the protein in the silage. The
stronger acid of the cow’s stomach
frees the protein from the for
maldehyde for digestion and the
formaldehyde is metabolized by
the cow.
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add, protects carbohydrates in the
feed. Its use on silage has been
approved by the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). The use of
formaldehyde on silage, however,
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has not yet been approved by the
FDA. Weldo indicated that ad
ditional tests are needed to prove
its safety.
Balance studies by research
nutritionist Henry Tyrrell, a
colleague of Waldo’s at USDA’s
Animal Science Institute in
Beltsville, MD, showed ' that
animals feed the treated silaged
retained more nitrogen than those
on the other diet. The findings
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body tissue than did the other
group of cattle.
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