Impact of Feeding Syngenta Enogen<sup>®</sup> Feed Corn Compared to Control Corn in Different Diet Scenarios to Finishing Beef Cattle
2021
Stacia M. Volk | Hannah C. Wilson | Kathryn J. Hanford | James C. MacDonald | Galen E. Erickson
The objective of this pooled statistical analysis was to evaluate Syngenta Enogen<sup>®</sup> Feed Corn (EFC) versus conventional corn (CON) when fed as either dry-rolled corn (DRC) or high-moisture corn (HMC) for effects on finishing beef cattle performance and carcass characteristics. Corns were evaluated in diets with byproduct inclusion rates of 0, 15, 18, 20, and 30% distiller grains or 25 and 35% Sweet Bran<sup>®</sup> (a commercial corn gluten feed product). Seven trials (<i>n</i> = 1856) consisting of 200 pen means comparing 26 diet treatments were analyzed using regression in a pooled analysis. When EFC was processed as DRC, the gain efficiency (G:F) improved compared with CON, but the response to feeding EFC decreased from a 4.8% improvement to no improvement compared to CON as distiller grains increased from 0 to 30%, but was significantly improved due to feeding EFC in diets with 0 to 18% distiller grains. Feeding cattle EFC as DRC increased the average daily gain (ADG) and G:F by 4.5% compared with CON corn in diets containing Sweet Bran<sup>®</sup>. No improvements in animal performance were observed when cattle were fed EFC compared to CON when processed as HMC in any situation. Feeding Enogen<sup>®</sup> corn improved the gain efficiency of finishing cattle compared with conventional corn when processed as dry-rolled corn and fed in diets with less than 20% distillers or diets that include Sweet Bran<sup>®</sup>.
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