The Effect of Delayed Corn Silage Harvest on Corn Silage Yield and Finishing Performance in Yearling Steers

Authors

F. Henry Hilscher, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Dirk Burken, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Curtis J. Bittner Bittner, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Jana L. Harding, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Terry J. Klopfenstein, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Galen E. Erickson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2016

Citation

2016 Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Comments

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Abstract

A finishing experiment evaluated the effects of harvesting drier corn silage on performance. Factors were corn silage DM (37 or 43%) and inclusion in the finishing diet (15 or 45%). As corn silage inclusion increased, DMI did not diff er, ADG decreased, and F:G increased. As DM of corn silage was increased, no differences in DMI, ADG, or F:G were observed at either 15 or 45% inclusion. Ensiling drier silage increased tonnage with no negative impact on performance.