Nutritional quality of wet distillers’ grains co–ensiled with whole–plant maize and its feeding value for lambs

The high moisture content of wet distillers’ grains with solubles (WDGS) has limited its feeding value despite the relatively nutritive value. co–ensiling whole–plant maize, as a complementary feed, was evaluated for growing lambs by formulating diets whose contents were: whole plant maize silage (WPMS) + sunflower oilcake meal (SOM) (control, WPMS SOM), dried (WPMS DDGS), and (WPM) co–ensiled WDGS (WPM – WDGS). Rumen fermentation parameters in situ degradability were using three cannulated Merino wethers cross over 3 × Latin square design experiment that lasted 39 days. Concurrently, feed intake growth performance South Africa Mutton (29.7 ± 3.6 kg) 45 DDGS diet had lower rate dry matter degradation (p < 0.05) compared to SOM WPM–WDGS diets. However, rapidly fermentable fraction, well progressively fraction matter, not different > 0.05). No differences rumen volatile fatty acid, ammonia nitrogen concentration nor pH result observed. Lambs consuming WDGS–based average daily gain WPMS–based conversion ratio affected In conclusion, provides opportunity long–term storage utilization lamb feeding.