R. Bras. Zootec.01/Dec/2003;32(6):1532-5.

Performance and metabolic response of calves fed diets supplemented with chromium

Marcus Antonio Zanetti, Márcia Saladini Vieira Salles, Marcelo Landim Brisola, Marcelo Cerqueira César

DOI: 10.1590/S1516-35982003000600030

Fourteen dairy calves, four months of age were allocated in two treatments: control and supplemented with 0,4 ppm of Cr in the basal diet, which had 52% of grass hay and 48% of concentrate (corn meal and extruded soybeans) during 98 days. Feed intake was measured daily. In the last week were performed a glucose tolerance test. Performance were not affected by treatment (liveweight gain 1.330 and 1.320 kg/d; feed efficiency 0.24 and 0.25 and feed conversion, 4.13 and 4.07 for control and treated groups respectively). Chromium tended to decrease the blood glucose, but there were no statistical differences.

Performance and metabolic response of calves fed diets supplemented with chromium

Comments