Feeding potato and sweetpotato byproducts to beef cattle

By Ferko, B. L. and Poore, M. H. and Roger, G. M. and Schultheis, J. R., Veterinary Medicine, 1998
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The nutritional benefits of using potato (Solanum tuberosum) and sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) byproducts as alternative feed sources in beef cattle, as well as the potential health problems (toxic effects of mouldy potatoes, oesophageal obstruction, laminitis, dental erosion and digestive problems) in cattle fed these rations, are discussed
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