Effect of Distillers Grains Supplementation on Calves Grazing Irrigated or Non-Irrigated Corn Residue

Authors

Mandi Jones, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
James C. MacDonald, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow
Galen Erickson Erickson, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow
Terry J. Klopfenstein, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow
Andrea K. Watson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

ORCID IDs

Andrea K. Watson

Date of this Version

2014

Citation

2014 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report, UNL Extension MP99, pp. 48-49.

Comments

Copyright © 2014 University of Nebraska.

Abstract

Steer calves grazing irrigated or non-irrigated corn residue received supplementation of dried or modified distillers grains plus solubles (DGS) at 0.3, 0.7, or 1.1% of BW . Steers were individually supplemented daily through Calan gates. Daily gain improved quadratically with increasing supplementation (1.55 lb/day to 2.12 lb/day) and for calves grazing non-irrigated (2.02 lb/day) compared to irrigated (1.77 lb/day) corn residue. Feeding dry instead of modified DGS did not significantly impact ADG. Supplementing DGS to calves grazing corn residue increased gain during the winter period.