Influence of sorghum grain supplementation on forage utilization by beef steers consuming immature bluestem

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Influence of sorghum grain supplementation on forage utilization by beef steers consuming immature bluestem

Vanzant, E.S.; Beharka, A.A.; Cochran, R.C.; Avery, T.B.; Jacques, K.A.
Supplementing beef steers consuming immature bluestem with 0, 1, 2, or 4

lbs of sorghum grain daily did not affect forage intake. Thus, total intake

increased as level of grain increased. Total dry matter, cell wall, and starch

digestibilities were mildly depressed with increasing grain. Rumen fill and rates of

passage were similar for all treatments, and differences in rumen fermentation

characteristics were minimal.

Keywords: Beef; Sorghum grain; Steers; Bluestem
Conference: Cattlemen's Day, 1987, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March, 1987
Starting Page: 88, Ending Page: 90
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service
Date: 1987
Conference paper
Record URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6804
 

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