Steam Flaked Sorghum

In the steam flaking process, grain is initially cleaned then conditioned in a steam chest which cooks the grain before it is rolled into a flat flake. This process significantly improves the digestibility of the grain.

Material Type	Grain
Product Type	Steam flaked grain
Packaging	Bagged, Bulk

Features & Benefits

Sorghum is mainly grown in Queensland and New South Wales for use as stock feed.
Of all the grains, sorghum is the most variable in its protein and amino acid content.
A protein content of 6 to 16 percent on an ‘as fed’ basis (7 to 18 percent on a dry matter basis) can occur in practice.
Sorghum can be classified into two types according to the level of tannin content in the grain, grain sorghum and forage sorghum.
Grain sorghum typically has a low tannin content.

Nutritional Analysis

PROTEIN	%	MIN:	9.00
CALCIUM	%	MIN:	0.04
PHOSPHORUS	%	MIN:	0.30
LYSINE	%	MIN:	0.19
METHIONINE	%	MIN:	0.10
ME POULTRY	MJ/kg	:	14.30
DE PIG	MJ/kg	:	15.10
DE HORSE	MJ/kg	:	14.70
ME RUMINANT	MJ/kg	:	13.80

Directions for use

Sorghum can be fed as the sole grain component to pigs and poultry of all ages. For growing meat chickens, sorghum can be used as the sole grain if there is adequate choline and methionine present in the diet.
It is recommended that sorghum be analysed for protein content to allow selection of the correct amino acid content for diet formulation.
A buffer should be added to sheep and cattle diets to help reduce acidosis.

Warnings

Use as directed.