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

Authors

M. A. Johnson, Kansas State UniversityFollow
T. J. Spore, Kansas State UniversityFollow
S. P. Montgomery, Kansas State University, ManhattanFollow
C. S. Kubick, Kansas State UniversityFollow
J. S. Garzón, Kansas State UniversityFollow
W. R. Hollenbeck, Kansas State University, ManhattanFollow
R. N. Wahl, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KSFollow
C. I. Vahl, Kansas State UniversityFollow
E. D. Watson, Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC.
D. A. Blasi, Kansas State UniversityFollow

Keywords

Enogen Feed corn, corn processing methods, digestibility

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the digestibility parameters of growing cattle when fed Enogen Feed corn.

Study Description: Seven cannulated Holstein steers were used to determine the effects on digestibility when fed Enogen Feed corn (Syngenta) as whole-corn or processed as dry-rolled at ad libitum intake.

The Bottom Line: When Enogen Feed corn was fed in an ad libitum fashion to growing calves, dry matter and organic matter are digested to a greater extent relative to yellow corn.

Recommended Citation

Johnson, M. A.; Spore, T. J.; Montgomery, S. P.; Kubick, C. S.; Garzón, J. S.; Hollenbeck, W. R.; Wahl, R. N.; Vahl, C. I.; Watson, E. D.; and Blasi, D. A. (2020) "Syngenta Enogen Feed Corn Containing an Alpha Amylase Expression Trait Improves Digestibility in Growing Calf Diets," Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports: Vol. 6: Iss. 2. https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.7890