A:   We have data using corn gluten feed in young female and heifer programs (2001, 2006, and 2007 Nebraska Beef Reports; you can get the Beef Reprots on-line by going to beef.unl.edu and on the left-hand side of the home page click on Reports). We have fed DCGF to replacement heifers at about .6% of their body weight on a dry matter basis and performance (ADG) was similar to heifers fed DDGS. Diets were the same protein, energy, and mineral content. Reproductive performance (AI conception rate, overall pregnancy rate) was within acceptable levels. In this same trail, heifers developed on DDGS had above industry averages in AI conception rate. I would recommend looking at our byproduct publications on the beef website to see a current summary of research and knowledge on use of corn gluten feed. Our experience has been that you can feed up to 40% of the total diet as corn gluten feed, but that depends on desired ADG. Dry corn gluten feed does not feed quite as well as wet product, but it may be a great fit in your setting. I would recommend that you compare the price of dry gluten feed to your corn price to know whether this is a good deal or not. I would assign an energy value of 90 to 85% of corn energy value to compare prices. If you can purchase it for less than that relative to dry corn price (compare dry price to dry price), then it is a good deal for you. Gluten is a good protein source and you may not need to supplement protein, but it really depends on what you are feeding, the gain and intakes of the cattle, and the relative amounts of degradable intake protein (DIP or ruminally used protein by microbes) and the amount of bypass protein (UIP; undegradable intake protein) to know whether you are meeting the protein needs of these calves. Without more information, I cannot offer other suggestions for improvement, but this feeding level is certainly safe and would work well for these calves. Phosphorus is high and you will not need to supplement P and will need supplement calcium.