Nutritional value of the forage from sorghums evaluated in the Bajío

Authors

  • Jaime Cruz Rodríguez-Gómez Posgrado en Recursos Genéticos y Productividad-Producción de Semillas-Colegio de Postgraduados. Carretera México-Texcoco km 36.5, Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de México, México. CP. 56264
  • Miguel Hernández-Martínez Campo Experimental Bajío-INIFAP. Carretera Celaya-San Miguel de Allende km 6.5, Celaya, Guanajuato, México. CP. 38110

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i7.3854

Keywords:

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench., acid detergent fiber, ethereal extract, neutral detergent fiber

Abstract

Sorghum forage generally provides yields similar to that of corn, its silage contains less starch, similar proteins, and more fiber than corn, and its water requirement is lower, which has made it an alternative to forage corn. In 2022, at the Animal Nutrition Laboratory of the Postgraduate Program in Genetic Resources and Productivity, Livestock Program of the College of Postgraduates, Montecillo Campus, we carried out the bromatological analysis of forage samples from sorghum cultivars grown during the autumn-winter agricultural cycle of 2021 at the Bajío Experimental Field of INIFAP, with the aim of evaluating their nutritional value. A completely randomized design with 3 replications was used. The statistical analysis was performed through a Tukey test at 5% for the comparison of means between cultivars, using the RStudio 4.3.3 statistical package. The Súper Sorgo 35 cultivar presented the highest values for neutral detergent fiber (76.19%) and total protein (13.52%). The cultivars Silage king (95.6%), Silo Máster (20.05%), ET-V1 (56.87%), and RB Cañero (1.84%) exhibited the highest values for dry matter, ash, acid detergent fiber and ethereal extract, respectively. Sorghum forage showed statistically significant differences between cultivars for all the variables studied, with Silage King and Súper Sorgo 35 standing out with a higher percentage of dry matter and protein, respectively, compared to the rest of the cultivars assessed. The nutritional value of the forage of the sorghums evaluated was outstanding, making this crop an alternative for animal feed.

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2025-11-14

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Rodríguez-Gómez, Jaime Cruz, and Migue Hernández-Martínez. 2025. “Nutritional Value of the Forage from Sorghums Evaluated in the Bajío”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 16 (7). México, ME:e3854. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i7.3854.

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