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Sugar Beet as Cattle Feed: Scope and Prospects

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Forages are valuable in maintaining the cattle system and sustaining the production of milk products worldwide. Sugar beet is one of the major sugar producing crops and, nowadays, extending its scope as cattle feed. In the search for sustainability and economic value, the complete utilization of the crop is necessary. The roots and beet tops along with its value-added by-products are the efficient sources for cattle feeding. The by-products such as beet pulp and molasses can be included as alternative ingredients in cattle rations. They can surpass the need of grains and also help in waste disposal produced during sugar extraction. This chapter explores the nutritional and anti-nutritional aspects of sugar beet. Sugar beet contains different quantities of carbohydrates, proteins, minerals and vitamins and also vary in the proportion of their tissue that can be digested by the cattle. The highly digestible dietary fibre fraction is responsible for higher acetate to propionate ratio. The high acetate level helps in increasing the milk fat and its yield in cattle. In addition to nutrients, the anti-nutrients such as nitrate and oxalate are also present in sugar beet. Nitrate and oxalate, though playing an essential role in cattle, can become toxic beyond a certain limit.

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Abbreviations

ADF:

Acid detergent fibre

ADS:

Acid detergent solution

Fd:

Ferredoxin

Hb:

Haemoglobin

LAB:

Lactic acid bacteria

Met:

Methaemoglobin

N:

Nitrogen

NDF:

Neutral detergent fibre

NDS:

Neutral detergent solution

NFC:

Non-fibre carbohydrates

NH3:

Ammonia

NiR:

Nitrite reductase

NO2−:

Nitrite

NO3−:

Nitrate

VFA:

Volatile fatty acids

WSC:

Water soluble carbohydrates

WSV:

Water soluble vitamins

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Goyal, M., Kaur, A. (2022). Sugar Beet as Cattle Feed: Scope and Prospects. In: Misra, V., Srivastava, S., Mall, A.K. (eds) Sugar Beet Cultivation, Management and Processing. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2730-0_46

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