Evaluation of Methods for Dry Matter Determination of Ethanol Byproducts

Authors

Mallorie F. Wilken, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Galen E. Erickson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Joshua R. Benton, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Crystal D. Buckner, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Terry J. Klopfenstein, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Kip Karges, Poet Nutrition, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Matt Gibson, Poet Nutrition, Sioux Falls, S.D.Follow

Date of this Version

January 2008

Comments

Published in 2008 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report. Copyright © 2007 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.

Abstract

Traditional wet distillers grains plus solubles, modified distillers grains, Dakota Bran Cake, and distillers solubles were sampled and replicates tested using oven drying (n = 8) at 105°C and 60°C, vacuum oven drying (n = 3) and toluene distillation process (n = 8). Two replicates were evaluated using Karl Fischer titration. Oven drying was compared to toluene distillation as the standard. Oven drying at 60°C for 24 hours resulted in the same DM (P > 0.10) as toluene distillation for wet byproducts.