Varying Proportions and Amounts of Distillers Grains and Alkaline-Treated Forage as Substitutes for Corn Grain in Finishing Cattle Diets

Authors

Adam L. Shreck, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Cody J. Schneider, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Brandon L. Nuttelman Nuttelman, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Dirk Burken, Universitiy of Nebraska--LincolnFollow
Galen E. Erickson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Terry Klopfenstein, Universitiy of Nebraska--LincolnFollow
Michael Cecava, Universitiy of Nebraska--Lincoln

Date of this Version

2013

Citation

Published in 2013 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report.

Comments

Copyright © 2013 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Abstract

A 124-day individually fed finishing study was conducted to evaluate corn grain replacement by distillers grain and 5% CaO treated crop residue. Dietary treatments were two ratios (2:1 or 3:1) of modified distillers grains and treated crop residues (DGCR), two types of treated crop residue (corn stover or wheat straw) at 3:1 ratio, and then with three dry rolled corn (DRC) levels (10%, 25%, 40%; DM basis). Steers fed diets containing as little as 25% corn and 3:1 ratios of distillers grains and CaO treated crop residues can achieve similar F:G compared with cattle fed diets containing 5% roughage and 56% corn.