Syngenta Enogen Feed Corn Silage Containing an Alpha Amylase Expression Trait Improves Feed Efficiency in Growing Calf Diets

Authors

M. A. Johnson, Kansas State UniversityFollow
T. Spore, Kansas State UniversityFollow
S. P. Montgomery, Kansas State University, ManhattanFollow
W. R. Hollenbeck, Kansas State University, ManhattanFollow
R. N. Wahl, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KSFollow
E. D. Watson, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLCFollow
D. A. Blasi, Kansas State UniversityFollow

Keywords

corn silage, alpha amylase, growing calf

Abstract

Objective: To determine the growing calf response when fed Enogen Feed corn silage containing an alpha amylase expression trait.

Study Description: Crossbred steers of Tennessee origin (n = 352) were used to determine the effects on performance when fed Enogen Feed corn silage with either Enogen Feed corn or control corn at ad libitum intake.

The Bottom Line: When fed in an ad libitum fashion to growing calves, Enogen Feed corn silage improves the efficiency of feed conversion by 4.4% and average daily gain by 6.0%.

Recommended Citation

Johnson, M. A.; Spore, T.; Montgomery, S. P.; Hollenbeck, W. R.; Wahl, R. N.; Watson, E. D.; and Blasi, D. A. (2019) "Syngenta Enogen Feed Corn Silage Containing an Alpha Amylase Expression Trait Improves Feed Efficiency in Growing Calf Diets," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 5: Iss. 1. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.7719