Economic Impact of Sulfur Levels in Distillers Grains Diets Fed to Beef Cattle

Authors

Jhones O. Sarturi, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Darrell Mark, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Galen Erickson Erickson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Terry Klopfenstein, Universitiy of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Judson Vasconcelos, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Virgil R. Bremer, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2011

Comments

Published in 2011 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report. Published by the Agricultural Research Division, University of Nebraska Extension, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Copyright © 2011 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.

Abstract

An economic evaluation of a growth performance study (2011 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report, pp. 62-64) comparing wet or dry distillers grains with solubles (DGS) containing varying levels of sulfur was conducted. Diets containing DGS were more profitable than the control diets containing no co-product (Control). Wet DGS showed greater profitability than Control and dry DGS diets. Sulfur content in dry DGS did not affect profitability. Profits were lowest for Control and greatest for wet DGS (0.82% S) at 30% inclusion. Low sulfur concentration in wet DGS allows shipment to feedlots further away.