Researchers Document Animals' Preference for Purdue-Patented Sorghum Technology
August 30, 2024
August 30, 2024
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 30 (TNSres) -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
A sorghum technology developed at Purdue University improves crop and animal safety. New research confirms that it appeals to the taste buds of grazing ewes.
Sorghum is a resilient forage crop because it tolerates heat and drought. However, it produces the metabolite dhurrin, which breaks down into hydrogen cyanide, a substance also called prussic acid that is toxic to live . . .
A sorghum technology developed at Purdue University improves crop and animal safety. New research confirms that it appeals to the taste buds of grazing ewes.
Sorghum is a resilient forage crop because it tolerates heat and drought. However, it produces the metabolite dhurrin, which breaks down into hydrogen cyanide, a substance also called prussic acid that is toxic to live . . .