Nutritive value of eight hybrid sorghum grains and three hybrid corns compared in all-concentrate rations Hybrid sorghum and corn characteristics and methods used to nutritionally evaluate them

Authors

R.L. McCollough

Keywords

Cattlemen's Day, 1972; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station); 557; Beef; Hybrid sorghum grains; Hybrid corn

Abstract

In 1971, Kansas produced 234 million bushels of sorghum grain worth $217,000,000, second only to Texas. Most of it is used as an energy source in livestock rations. Since the introduction of hybrid sorghum grain in 1956, yield has increased 25%.

Recommended Citation

McCollough, R.L. (1972) "Nutritive value of eight hybrid sorghum grains and three hybrid corns compared in all-concentrate rations Hybrid sorghum and corn characteristics and methods used to nutritionally evaluate them," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2796