Effect of Storage Method on Nutrient Composition and Dry Matter Loss of Wet Distillers Grains

Authors

Jana L. Harding, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Jessica E. Cornelius, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Kelsey M. Rolfe Rolfe, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Adam L. Shreck, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Galen E. Erickson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Terry J. Klopfenstein, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

2012

Comments

Published in 2012 Beef Cattle Report (2012) p. 58-60. Copyright © 2012 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.

Abstract

Storage of distillers grains plus solubles was studied using 55-gallon barrels to mimic bunker storage. Six different cover treatments were evaluated when wet distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS) and straw were stored, or modified distillers grains plus solubles (MDGS) alone was stored for 60 days in 55-gallon barrels. Covering with plastic minimized spoilage (8%), and plastic or solubles as cover decreased DM loss (3-5%). Barrels filled with WDGS alone and uncovered were evaluated over 140 days of storage. With time, DM loss increased from 5 to 22%, while spoilage increased from 6 to 12%.