Table 2. Forage quality estimates for seventeen corn hybrids grown at
Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi, 1994
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Hybrid Brand NE lact.(1) NE gain(2) NE maint.(3) TDN est.(4)
(MC/cwt) (MC/cwt) (MC/cwt) (MC/cwt)
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McNair 508 Northrup King 67.7 41.0 67.9 65.6
DK 743 Dekalb 72.2 46.2 73.7 69.6
4820 Deltapine 69.9 43.6 70.7 67.6
TR1185 Terra 69.4 43.0 70.1 67.2
AT 1177 AgraTech 69.6 43.3 70.3 67.3
SB 1860 Sunbelt 70.6 44.4 71.6 68.2
8695 Deltapine 72.3 46.4 73.9 69.8
TR702E Terra 69.2 42.7 69.8 67.0
N8811 Northrup King 70.5 44.3 71.6 68.2
3154 Pioneer 69.4 43.0 70.1 67.1
3085 Pioneer 70.4 44.2 71.4 68.1
3163 Pioneer 71.7 45.7 73.1 69.2
PX 1183C Pioneer 67.7 41.0 67.8 65.6
3156 Pioneer 73.7 48.0 75.7 71.0
G-4868 Deltapine 72.8 46.9 74.5 70.2
TV 2930 Terral 68.0 41.4 68.2 65.9
SLX 3406 Southland 70.0 43.7 70.8 67.7
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Overall Mean . . . . . . . . . 70.3 44.0 71.2 68.0
LSD (.10). . . . . . . . . . . 5.50 6.41 7.18 4.94
CV (%) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.48 8.34 5.77 4.16
Analysis values are based on composite samples:
1 Net energy lactation
2 Net energy gain
3 Net energy maintenance
4 Estimated total digestible nutrients