Effects of Sulfur Concentration in Distillers Grains With Solubles in Finishing Cattle Diets

Authors

Jhones O. Sarturi, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Galen Erickson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Terry Klopfenstein Klopfenstein, Universitiy of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Judson Vasconcelos, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Joshua R. Benton, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
William A. Griffin, 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

Effect of dietary sulfur on beef cattle fed diets containing wet or dry distillers grains with solubles (DGS) was evaluated. Sulfur concentration in DGS was either 0.82 or 1.16%. Steers (n = 120; IBW = 761 ± 75 lb) were individually fed ad libitum. Intake decreased when wet and dry 1.16% S DGS were fed. Gain decreased as wet DGS that was 1.16% S increased in the diet to 40%. Feeding wet DGS improved F:G, regardless of sulfur content. Fat thickness and HCW decreased as wet and dry 1.16% S DGS increased in the diet. High sulfur DGS reduced DMI and ADG when fed at high levels to cattle, but it depended on whether fed as wet or dry DGS.