Effect of Grinding Forage Sorghum Heads on Silage Starch and Energy Digestibility

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Silages were prepared from White Sourless and Dekalb FSla sorghum forages each conventionally chopped and also with seed heads hammer mill ground. Whole seed disappearance and digestibility of gross energy and starch were determined using dairy steers in a 4 x 4 Latin square design. More of the larger, less dense seeds of the Dekalb FSla silage were broken up in the animals than those of the White Sourless silage. Starch and energy digestibilities were greater for the ground head silages. Size and/or density of seeds in sorghum silage appear to influence the efficiency with which the seeds are utilized by cattle.

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