Spoilage of Wet Distillers Grains Plus Solubles and Feed Value

Authors

Jana L. Harding, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Kelsey M. Rolfe, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Cody J. Schneider Schneider, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Brandon L. Nuttelman, 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. 61-63. Copyright © 2012 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.

Abstract

Performance of growing or finishing steers fed wet distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS) from a silo bag (nonspoiled) or bunker (spoiled) was studied. Spoiled WDGS lost DM, as well as decreased in fat, NDF, and CP. Even though DM was lost, and composition of the spoiled WDGS changed, the spoiled WDGS had no effect on finishing cattle performance, but it did affect DMI of the growing steers consuming high forage diets.