Browsing Animal Sciences and Industry by Author "Young, M.A."

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  • Agronomic and silage quality traits of forage sorghum cultivars in 1995
    Siefers, M.K.; Turner, J.E.; Huck, G.L.; Young, M.A.; Anderson, S.A.; Pope, R.V.; Bolsen, K.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1997)
    Agronomic and silage quality traits were measure d for 37 forage sorghum cultivars and three grain sorghum hybrids. The 1995 growing season was characterized by above average rainfall in the spring and early summer, ...
  • Agronomic and silage quality traits of winter cereals
    Siefers, M.K.; Huck, G.L.; Young, M.A.; Turner, J.E.; Pendergraft, J.S.; Bolsen, K.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1996)
    Agronomic and silage quality traits were examined for 12 winter cereals harvested at two stages of maturity. Forage dry matter (DM) yields were higher at the mid-dough than the early-heading stage. Post 90 barley had ...
  • Agronomic performance and silage quality traits of forage sorghum hybrids in 1994
    Young, M.A.; Mitchem, M.S.; Pfaff, L.; Bolsen, K.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1995)
    The 1994 growing season was characterized by near norm al rainfall and temperatures. Both whole-plant DM and grain yields were excellent for all hybrid s. The middle-season Pioneer 947 hybrid had the highest grain ...
  • Agronomic performance and silage quality traits of forage sorghum hybrids in 1992
    Young, M.A.; Sonon, R.N.; Dalke, B.S.; Holthaus, D.L.; Bonilla, D.R.; Pfaff, L.; Bolsen, K.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1993)
    Rainfall was much above and temperature much below normal during the 1992 growing season. Both whole-plant dry matter (DM) and grain yields were excellent for all 11 hybrids. The two short, mid-maturing, forage sorghums ...
  • Agronomic traits and growing cattle performance for whole-plant corn and forage and grain sorghum silages
    Dalke, B.S.; Sonon, R.N. Jr.; Holthaus, D.L.; Young, M.A.; Pfaff, L.; Bolsen, K.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1994)
    Agronomic and cattle performance traits were measured for the following silages produced in 1992: irrigated Pioneer 3377 corn, ensiled with or without Biotal® silage inoculant; DeKalb 42Y grain sorghum; and Cargill ...
  • Economics of sealing horizontal silos
    Huck, G.L.; Turner, J.E.; Siefers, M.K.; Young, M.A.; Pope, R.V.; Brent, B.E.; Bolsen, K.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1997)
    Determining the value of silage saved by effectively sealing a horizontal silo requires only a few simple calculations, but it is still a concept that is often overlooked by many livestock producers who store large ...
  • Effect of a propionic acid bacterial inoculant on fermentation and aerobic stability of whole-plant corn silage
    Bolsen, K.K.; Bonilla, D.R.; Huck, G.L.; Young, M.A.; Hart-Thakur, R.A. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1996)
    The effects of a strain of Propionibacterium shermanii, applied with and without lactic acid bacteria (LAB), on the fermentation and aerobic stability of whole-plant corn silage was determined using laboratory-scale ...
  • Effect of bacterial inoculants on the fermentation and preservation efficiencies and nutritive value of alfalfa silage for growing steers
    Bolsen, K.K.; Young, M.A.; Huck, G.L.; Siefers, M.K.; Turner, J.E.; Anderson, S.A.; Pope, R.V.; Pendergraft, J.S. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1997)
    Two silage bacterial inoculants from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. were evaluated using second-cutting alfalfa. The Pioneer brand 1174® inoculant and a Pioneer experimental inoculant each increased the rate and ...
  • Effect of bacterial inoculants on the fermentation of alfalfa silages
    Bolsen, K.K.; Bonilla, D.R.; Young, M.A.; Hart-Thakur, R.A. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1996)
    The efficacy of 13 commercial bacterial silage inoculants was evaluated on 3rd and 4th cutting alfalfa. All inoculants supplied at least 100,000 colony-forming units (cfu) of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) per gram of ...
  • Effect of bacterial inoculants on the preservation and nutritive value of whole-plant corn silages
    Bolsen, K.K.; Young, M.A.; Rice, D.W.; Hinds, M.A.; Zimmermann, C. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1995)
    Inoculated and control corn silages were compare d using pilot-scale silos. Inoculated silages (Pioneer inoculant 117 4 and 1132) had significantly higher lactic to acetic acid ratios, and numerically lower values for ...
  • Effect of grain content on the nutritive value of whole-plant corn silage
    Sonon, R.N. Jr.; Dalke, B.S.; Holthaus, D.L.; Young, M.A.; Pfaff, L.; Bolsen, K.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1994)
    This experiment was conducted to determine the effect of grain content on the nutritive value of corn silage. Whole-plant silage dry matter (DM) increased, whereas neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber ...
  • Effect of grain content on the nutritive value of whole-plant grain sorghum silage
    Young, M.A.; Dalke, B.S.; Sonon, R.N. Jr.; Holthaus, D.L.; Bolsen, K.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1996)
    This experiment was conducted to determine the effect of grain content on the nutritive value of whole-plant grain sorghum silage. Silage dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), and crude protein (CP) contents increased ...
  • The effect of stage of maturity on the nutritive value of smooth bromegrass and eastern gamagrass silages
    Turner, J.E.; Siefers, M.K.; Huck, G.L.; Young, M.A.; Anderson, S.A.; Bolsen, K.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1997)
    Early- and late-harvested smooth bromegrass and eastern gamagrass silages and fourthcutting alfalfa silage were compared in two, 20- day voluntary intake and digestion trials. Visual appraisal and pH values indicated ...
  • Effects of processing whole-plant corn silage on growth performance and nutrient digestibility in feedlot cattle
    Young, M.A.; Wistuba, T.J.; Siefers, M.K.; Turner, J.E.; Huck, G.L.; Pope, R.V.; Bolsen, K.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1998)
    Sixty crossbred heifers and 12 crossbred steers were used to evaluate the effects of mechanically processing (crushing the kernels of) whole-plant corn silage on feedlot performance and nutrient digestibility. The three ...
  • Effects of sorghum hybrid and grain supplementation on the utilization of silage-based rations for growing cattle
    Dalke, B.S.; Bolsen, K.K.; Sonon, R.N. Jr.; Young, M.A.; Holthaus, D.L. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1994)
    Three whole-plant sorghum silages, each with or without 25% added rolled grain sorghum were fed to six medium-framed, ruminally cannulated steers in a 6 × 6 Latin square design. The grain sorghum silage rations (DeKalb ...
  • Evaluation of 24 corn hybrids for silage agronomic performance under both irrigated and dryland conditions
    Sonon, R.N.; Dalke, B.S.; Young, M.A.; Holthaus, D.L.; Bonilla, D.R.; Pfaff, L.; Boyer, J.E. Jr.; Brent, B.E.; Bolsen, K.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1993)
    In 1992, 24 corn hybrids were grown under both irrigated and dryland conditions and were harvested at 90% of the kernel milk line. Growing condition and hybrid significantly affected plant height and the number of days ...
  • Improving silage quality
    Bolsen, K.K.; Young, M.A.; Siefers, M.K.; Huck, G.L. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1995)
    Results at Kansas State University from over 200 laboratory-scale trials and 28 farmscale trials showed that bacterial inoculants consistently improved preservation efficiency and nutritive value of the ensiled material. ...
  • Improving silage quality
    Bolsen, K.K.; Brent, B.E.; Young, M.A.; Siefers, M.K.; Huck, G.L.; Turner, J.E. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1996)
    Results at Kansas State University from over 200 laboratory-scale trials and 28 farm-scale trials showed that bacterial inoculants consistently improved preservation efficiency and nutritive value of the ensiled material. ...
  • Losses from top spoilage in horizontal silos
    Holthaus, D.L.; Young, M.A.; Brent, B.E.; Pfaff, L.; Bolsen, K.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1995)
    The top 3 ft of silage from 127 horizontal silos was sampled at three locations across the width of the silo during a 4-year period (1990 through 1993). Ninety-six percent of the silages were either corn or forage ...
  • Rate and extent of losses from top spoilage in alfalfa silages stored in bunker silos
    Holthaus, D.L.; Young, M.A.; Bonilla, D.R.; Pfaff, L.; Haverkamp, D.; Dalke, B.S.; Sonon, R.N.; Budiongo, K.; Bolsen, K.K. (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, 1993)
    Alfalfa silages were made in pilot- and farm-scale silos, and five sealing treatments were compared. After 90 days, sealing dramatically reduced DM losses at the 5 and 10 in. depths in the farm silos and at the 0 to ...