PSXII-22 Ruminal in situ dry matter and starch degradability in grain sorghum silage, as affected by processing and storage time

• Published in: Journal of animal science Vol. 102; no. Supplement_3; pp. 785 - 786
• Main Authors: Abdelhadi, Leandro O, Maderal, Araceli B, Fernandez-Marenchino, Ignacio, de Vargas, Juan J, Fernandez-Lehman, Andres, Tarnonsky, Federico, Mattioli, Guillermo, DiLorenzo, Nicolas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Champaign Oxford University Press 14.09.2024
• Subjects: Corn silage; Degradability; Diet; Digestibility; Dough; Dry matter; Feed conversion; Feed efficiency; Grain; Microprocessors; Seeds; Silage; Sorghum; Sorghum bicolor bicolor; Sorghum silage; Starch; Storage

Our previous studies showed that processing sorghum silage at harvest and storing for approximately 150 d, improved average daily gain (ADG), feed efficiency (FE) and apparent total tract digestibility (ATTD) of starch when included as the basal ingredient in diets fed to growing Angus heifers. Howe...