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Nutritive value of eight hybrid sorghum grains and three hybrid corns compared in all-concentrate rations, Part I: Hybrid sorghum and corn characteristics and methods used to nutritionally evaluate them

Author

• • R.L. McCollough

Abstract

In 1971, Kansas produced 234 million bushels of sorghum grain worth $217,000,000, second only to Texas. Most of it is used as an energy source in livestock rations. Since the introduction of hybrid sorghum grain in 1956, yield has increased 25%.

Keywords: Cattlemen's Day, 1972, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station), 557, Beef, Hybrid sorghum grains, Hybrid corn

How to Cite: McCollough, R. (1972) “Nutritive value of eight hybrid sorghum grains and three hybrid corns compared in all-concentrate rations, Part I: Hybrid sorghum and corn characteristics and methods used to nutritionally evaluate them”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2796