Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Use of Dry Distillers' Grains with Solubles by Poultry by Todd Applegate and Layi Adeola

Use of Dry Distillers' Grains with Solubles by Poultry by Todd Applegate and Layi Adeola - Purdue University Extension Department of Animal Sciences, BioEnergy newsletter


The rapid emergence of ethanol plants in Indiana will result in a large quantity of corn co-products that could be used to feed poultry. The primary co-product available is fed as dried distillers' grains with solubles (DDGS); however, the quantity that may be fed may be limited because there are numerous issues affecting use of DDGS in poultry rations. Issues to Be Addressed: Whether large amounts of DDGS can be fed on poultry farms depends upon how well the ethanol industry can overcome the main obstacles in feeding DDGS to poultry. There are a number of issues that should be...

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