Utilization of Corn Co-products in the Beef Industry, 2nd Edition

A joint project of the Nebraska Corn Board and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources Agricultural Research Division University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension
Brought to you by Nebraska corn producers through their corn checkoff dollars expanding demand for Nebraska corn and value-added corn products.

Feeding of Corn Milling Co-products to Beef Cattle

Galen E. Erickson,Virgil R. Bremer,Terry J. Klopfenstein, Aaron Stalker, and Rick Rasby
Department of Animal Science
University of Nebraska Lincoln

Table of Contents

Feeding of Corn Milling Co-products to Beef Cattle

INTRODUCTION
Wet Milling
Dry Milling
Composition

USE IN FEEDLOT CATTLE
Feeding Value
Interaction of corn processing and co-products feeding
Interaction of roughage and co-products feeding
Combinations of co-products
Economics
Environmental Issues

USE IN FORAGE-FED CATTLE
Feeding Value
Animal performance
Feeding strategies
Cornstalk grazing

WDGS STORAGE
NEW ETHANOL INDUSTRY CO-PRODUCTS
CONCLUSIONS
LITERATURE CITED

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For more information on the feeding of corn milling co-products to beef cattle
and information contained in this manual, contact:
Dr. Galen Erickson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Animal Science Room C220, Lincoln, NE 68583-0908, 402-472-6402

Date published: August, 2007

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