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

M. A. Johnson; T. Spore; S. P. Montgomery; W. R. Hollenbeck; R. N. Wahl; E. D. Watson; D. A. Blasi

doi:10.4148/2378-5977.7719

cattle_nutrition

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

Authors

- M. A. Johnson
- Kansas State University
- T. Spore
- Kansas State University
- S. P. Montgomery
- Kansas State University, Manhattan
- W. R. Hollenbeck
- Kansas State University, Manhattan
- R. N. Wahl
- Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS
- E. D. Watson
- Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC
- D. A. Blasi
- Kansas State University

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%.

Keywords: corn silage, alpha amylase, growing calf

How to Cite: Johnson, M. A. , Spore, T. , Montgomery, S. P. , Hollenbeck, W. R. , Wahl, R. N. , Watson, E. D. & 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. 5(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.7719