FEEDLOT PERFORMANCE, CARCASS AND OFFAL YIELD OF KENANA X FRIESIAN BULLS FINISHED ON RATIONS CONTAINING DIFFERENT LEVELS OF MOLASSES

and 1.351 kg respectively. Feed conversion ratio and the cost of a kilo gram of body gain were higher on group B followed by group A and C in descending order. The molasses fed groups lost some animals during the course of the experiment. The weight of the carcass and non-carcass components of the empty body did not differ sip,nificantly (P> 0.05) between treatment groups; but animals of group C had more omental fat than animals of the other two groups. Key words: Cane, molasses cattle, average daily gain, feed conversion ratio, economics of meat production Dura (Sorghum) grain is a major source of energy but in the Sudan it is generally too costly for animal feeds because it is also an important human feed. On the other hand, cane molasses has a high energy content and is produced in large quantities as a by-product of the sugar industry. Cane molasses is cheaper in price than sorghum grain and a considerable reduction in the cost of feeding cattle may be achieved if molasses can replace aura as the main source of energy. This work was concerned with the effect of feeding rations containing 25 % and 50X molasses on performance, carcass and offal yield of Kenana X Friesian cattle