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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
1990; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 91-148-S; Report of progress (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station); 608; Dairy; Sorghum grain; Lactating
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Sorghum Grain For Lactating Dairy Cows (1990), C.A. Gladamez, John E. Shirley, A.J. Gallegos
Sorghum Grain For Lactating Dairy Cows (1990), C.A. Gladamez, John E. Shirley, A.J. Gallegos
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Holstein cows in early lactation were utilized to evaluate the effects of supplementing concentrate diets of sorghum grain on milk production, milk composition, somatic cell count, and body condition. At 21 d postpartum, cows were randomly assigned to receive four concentrate diets consisting of 1) corn, 2) sorghum, 3) sorghum plus 1 lb tallow, and 4) sorghum plus wheat in a 70:30 ratio. All concentrates were combined with chopped alfalfa hay in a total mixed diet and fed twice daily. Treatments included a 7-day preliminary period and a 16-week experimental period. Cows fed the sorghum plus tallow diet produced 14% …