Effects of sorghum endosperm hardness and processing on growth performance and nutrient digestibility in pigs and broiler chicks (1998)

Authors

H Cao
Robert H. Hines
J S. Park
B W. Senne
J M. Jiang
J R. Froetschner
P Sorrell
Joe D. Hancock
Keith C. Behnke

Keywords

Swine day, 1998; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 99-120-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 819; Swine; Sorghum; Extrusion; Steam flaking; Digestibility

Abstract

In nursery pigs, the greatest digestibilities of DM, N, and OE were observed with soft sorghum. In finishing pigs, no difference was observed in digestibility of nutrients among the sorghum genotypes. Chicks fed soft sorghum had better F/G than chicks fed medium and hard sorghum. Finally, thermal processing (steam flaking and extrusion) improved ADG and F/G and digestibilities of DM, N, and GE compared to grinding (coarse and fine).; Swine Day, Manhattan, KS, November 19, 1998

Recommended Citation

Cao, H; Hines, Robert H.; Park, J S.; Senne, B W.; Jiang, J M.; Froetschner, J R.; Sorrell, P; Hancock, Joe D.; and Behnke, Keith C. (1998) "Effects of sorghum endosperm hardness and processing on growth performance and nutrient digestibility in pigs and broiler chicks (1998)," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 0: Iss. 10. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.6568