Evaluation of Wet Distillers Byproducts Composite for Finishing Ruminants

Authors

Shanna Lodge, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Rick Stock, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Terry J. Klopfenstein, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Drew Shain, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Daniel Herold, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Date of this Version

January 1996

Comments

Published in 1996 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report; published by Agricultural Research Division, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Abstract

Demand for ethanol and coin sweeteners is on the rise and is predicted to increase in the future. This trend will result in an abundance of byproducts that are potentially economical alternatives to corn. Wet distillers grains and wet corn gluten feed are currently used as sources of protein and energy in feedlot diets. Previous research indicates that wet corn byproducts (distillers grains and thin stillage) are higher in net energy than corn grain; however, wet corn gluten feed (WCGF) is similar in net energy to corn. Potential differences between wet distillers byproducts and WCGF include lipid content, escape protein level, and NDF level. Therefore, two finishing trials evaluated the effect of a composite of feed ingredients formulated to be similar in nutrient composition as wet distillers byproducts.