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The study aims to evaluate the effects of dry-rolled corn versus hammer-milled rye in beef steer diets with different silage types.

Hammer-milled Rye and Inter-planted Corn and Forage Sorghum Blends as Alternatives to Corn-based Ingredients for Growing Beef Steer Diets

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Randomized trial compares growing beef steer diets using corn and rye, suggesting alternative feed strategies.

The study aims to evaluate the effects of dry-rolled corn versus hammer-milled rye in beef steer diets with different silage types.
A 63-day growing trial with 224 Simmental × Angus crossbred steers blocked by initial body weight.
Steers were assigned to four treatments in a 2x2 factorial arrangement of grain source and silage type.
Data were analyzed using a randomized complete block design with grain source and silage type as fixed effects.
Feeding dry-rolled corn increased average daily gain by 6.8% through day 35 (P=0.04).
Cumulative dry matter intake was higher for dry-rolled corn (9.57 kg/d) than hammer-milled rye (9.40 kg/d; P=0.01).
Forage sorghum was shown to be a suitable alternative to corn silage in terms of weight gain and feed efficiency.

Robinson et al. (2026) studied this question.

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