Feeding value of wheat and sorghum grain as indicated by absorbed nutrients

Feeding value of grain sorghum for the lactating sow.

Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effects of a corn-soybean meal (C-SBM) and a sorghum-soybean meal (S-SBM) diet on reproductive performance and nutrient utilization by sows. In Exp. 1, 75 sows (39 gilts; 36 primiparous) were fed either a C-SBM or a S-SBM gestation diet from breeding to d 109. On d 110, sows were assigned to lactation diets; half of the sows from each dietary tr...

Quality and Biological Value of Grain Sorghum

Sceds from over 9,000 lines in the world sorghum [Sorghinn bicolor (L.) Moeochj collection were classified for endosperm phenotype to identify floury endospermO lines and evaluate each for potential increases in lysine concentration. Sixty-two floury endosperin lines were selected and analyzed for protein and lysine composition. Two floury lines of Ethiopian origin, IS 11167 and IS 11758, were ...

Evaluation of the Nutritional Value of Ammoniated Wheat Straw by Anhydrous Ammonia in Fattening Calves Feeding

Extended Abstract Introduction and Objective: Processing of agricultural by-products for animal feed can upgrade the supply of animal feed without increasing the current production and only by improving productivity via enhancing energy efficiency and maintaining it in the food supply chain, and at the same time, diminish the concerns of waste management, food security, resource constraints, a...

Dryland Wheat Grain Yield and Yield Components as Affected by Slope Direction and Residue Rates

Limited information is available on the effect of residues rates and slope direction on dryland wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) yield.  This study was carried out to determine the effects of residues rates and tillage direction on grain yield and yield components of the Sardary wheat in a dryland region in Zanjan. Five wheat residues rates (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100% surface cover) were applied and i...

Effect of urea foliar feeding on grain protein content and quality in two winter wheat cultivars