Animal Science, Department of
Date of this Version
2012
Abstract
In a 162-day finishing study, steers were fed various levels of dried distillers grains with solubles (DGS) with ground ear corn harvested at 45% moisture, and compared with steers fed 25% DGS, rolled corn, and corn silage. Steers fed the highest level of DGS (37.5% of diet DM) with ground high-moisture ear corn had the lowest ADG and DMI, but F:G tended to be improved by feeding 25% and 37.5% DGS with ear corn as compared with feeding rolled corn plus corn silage. Feed cost of gain (COG) and total COG was most favorable (4.4% lower than control) for cattle fed the 25% DGS plus 35% ear corn diet.
Comments
Published in 2012 Beef Cattle Report (2012) p. 75-76. Copyright © 2012 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.