Nutritional value characteristics of steam flaked corn and its impact on cattle production performance
Steam presser treatment can simultaneously control factors such as moisture,temperature,and pressure to alter the chemical structure of corn,resulting in changes in its nutritional composition.Steam flaked corn(SFC)can change the ratio of acetic acid to propionic acid in rumen,which is beneficial to rumen fermentation,increase the amount of rumen protein and the utilization rate of nitrogen.Steam flaked corn can increase milk production,improve milk composition and nutritional value.Feeding steam flaked corn can improve daily weight gain and feed conversion efficiency,increase eye muscle area,and promote fat deposition.Therefore,steam flaked corn has high economic feeding value,and steam flaked technology is worth promoting and applying in animal husbandry.This article reviews the nutritional value of steam flaked corn at home and abroad and its impact on cattle production performance,in order to provide a reference for the application of steam flaked corn in production practice.