Effects of reconstituting whole and ground sorghum grain for feeding to dairy cattle

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dc.contributor.advisorLeighton, R. E.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberReagan, John C.
dc.creatorHelm, Raymond Edgar
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-20T20:07:55Z
dc.date.available2020-08-20T20:07:55Z
dc.date.issued1970
dc.description.abstractSorghum grain which had been reconstituted in the whole and ground forms to average levels of 25% moisture and ensiled in oxygen-limiting silos was compared to air-dry grain in digestibility studies using dairy heifers. The rations fed were made up of 50% Coastal Bermudagrass hay and 50% grain on a dry matter basis, and the results reported are based on total ration digestibility. Results of the studies show that the digestibility coefficients for protein, nitrogen-free extract (NFE), organic matter, and non-protein organic matter of both forms of reconstituted grain were higher than for air-dry grain. The statistical analysis of the results show that grain reconstituted in the whole form was significantly higher than air-dry grain in all the above components, but grain reconstituted in the ground form was significantly higher than air-dry grain in only protein and NFE. The air-dry grain had a significantly higher coefficient of digestibility for ether (sic) extract than either form of reconstituted grain, and there appeared to be no differences in fiber digestibility among the rations. The higher coefficients of digestibility for both forms of reconstituted grain resulted in higher TDN values than for air-dry grain, but only the differences between air-dry grain and reconstituted whole grain proved to be statistically significant..en
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dc.identifier.oclc5739403
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/DISSERTATIONS-178308
dc.publisher.digitalTexas A&M University. Libraries
dc.rightsThis thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use.en
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dc.subjectMajor dairy scienceen
dc.subject.classification1970 Dissertation H478
dc.titleEffects of reconstituting whole and ground sorghum grain for feeding to dairy cattleen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.genredissertationsen
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thesis.degree.disciplineDairy Scienceen
thesis.degree.grantorTexas A&M Universityen
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
thesis.degree.levelDoctorialen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen
thesis.degree.namePh. D. in Dairy Scienceen

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