Investigating the effects of pine biochar on intake and digestibility in beef steers consuming forage
Emily C Fowler, Sabrina Fortunatti, Merritt L Drewery · 2026
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Emily Fowler, Sabrina Fortunatti, and Merritt Drewery feed pine biochar to beef steers and watch how they digest forage, in this 2026 study. Biochar is a charcoal-like solid made by heating plant waste with little air. Fed to cattle, it passes into manure and spreads itself on pasture, where it may aid soil and store carbon. Whether cattle gain from eating it was the question here.
Four steers took turns through four diets in a rotating design: plain forage, or forage with biochar at three rising shares. Each round allowed time to adjust, then feed intake and waste were measured. Intake of forage matter tended to dip in a straight line as biochar rose. The results temper hopes for intake gains while adding data on dose effects.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Emily C Fowler, Sabrina Fortunatti, Merritt L Drewery |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 37 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |