ORIGINAL: Steve F.in MD
Some guys I know feed whole corn while others claim cracked corn is easier for them to digest. If anyone knows of any scientific studies on this subject I would be interested in knowing the results.
I don't know about deer, but I've read a couple of studies from the Texas Experiment Station where there was no difference in beef cattle performance between the two.
Here is one:
http://www.fass.org/phoenix03/abstracts/227.pdf
Look at M210.