Forage sorghum silage and summer annual silage and hays for growing steers and heifers
dc.citation.epage | 28 | en_US |
dc.citation.spage | 26 | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bolsen, K. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ilg, H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Nuwanyakpa, M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Posler, Gerry L. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2011-01-27T14:10:33Z | |
dc.date.available | 2011-01-27T14:10:33Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011-01-27 | |
dc.date.published | 1982 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Sorghum-Sudan hay and silage and sudangrass hay were compared with forage sorghum silage in an 80-day growing trial involving 60 calves. Calves fed forage sorghum gained 14% faster than those fed sudangrass hay (P<.05). Calves fed either of the two silages consumed less feed (P<.05) but were more efficient (P<.05) than those fed either of the two hays. This and two previous trials indicate that early-harvested summer annual silages and hays produce similar rates of gain but that silages are used 10 to 20% more efficiently by growing cattle. These forages have 75 to 90% of the relative feeding value of average-quality forage sorghum silage. With crude protein content of 12 to 15%, our summer annuals required little, if any, supplemental protein. | en_US |
dc.description.conference | Cattlemen's Day, 1982, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, March 5, 1982 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/7093 | |
dc.publisher | Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station | en_US |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Cattlemen’s Day, 1982 | en_US |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station); 413 | en_US |
dc.subject | Beef | en_US |
dc.subject | Sorghum silage | en_US |
dc.subject | Hay | en_US |
dc.subject | Steers | en_US |
dc.subject | Heifers | en_US |
dc.title | Forage sorghum silage and summer annual silage and hays for growing steers and heifers | en_US |
dc.type | Conference paper | en_US |