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Sodium bicarbonate and sodium bentonite supplements for cattle fed corn or sorghum silages

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Supplementing forage sorghum silage rations with sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3 ) improved performance of growing cattle over the control supplement. However, neither NaHCO 3 nor sodium bentonite supplementation to corn silage rations improved cattle performance.

Keywords: Cattlemen's Day, 1985, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution, no. 85-319-S, Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service), 470, Beef, Sodium bicarbonate, Sodium bentonite, Corn silage, Sorghum silage

How to Cite: Axe, D. , Bolsen, K. , Jacques, K. & Harmon, D. (1985) “Sodium bicarbonate and sodium bentonite supplements for cattle fed corn or sorghum silages”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 1(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.2465