Distillers Grains for Dairy Cattle
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Wet vs. Dried Distillers Grains The nutrient content of the dry matter is similar for both WDG and DDG. Thus, cost, availability, feed handling, Feeding distillers grains is nothing new; such products have been fed to cattle for more than a century. What is new, however, are the many ethanol plants now in the upper Midwest and the increased interest in feeding their co-product, distillers grains. This report is an overview of the nutritional value of distillers grains and gives some guidelines for feeding.
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