DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln - Matthew A. Greenquist, Terry J. Klopfenstein, Galen E. Erickson, and Matthew K. Luebbe: Dried Distillers Grains Supplementation to Yearling Cattle Grazing Smooth Bromegrass: Response and Performance Profile Summary

Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports

Title

Dried Distillers Grains Supplementation to Yearling Cattle Grazing Smooth Bromegrass: Response and Performance Profile Summary

Authors

Matthew A. Greenquist, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Terry J. Klopfenstein, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Galen E. Erickson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Matthew K. Luebbe, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

January 2008

Comments

Abstract

Four years of data were summarized to evaluate yearling performance on smooth bromegrass when supplemented with dried distillers grains (DDG). On average cattle were supplemented 0.525% of BW daily with DDG for the entire grazing period (84 to 156 days). Daily gains were increased 0.55 lb/day for the entire grazing season. Performance from the last two years of data show a quadratic decrease in ADG as grazing days increase and forage quality decreases for both the supplemented and nonsupplemented cattle. The response to DDG supplementation increases with increasing grazing days.

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