Distillers grain

The combination of new technology and improved quality control procedures are creating highquality  and nutritional DG! An important by-product of drymill ethanol production. Drymill ethanol production process uses only the starch portion of the corn, which is about 70% of the kernel. All the remaining nutrients - protein, fat, minerals, and vitamins - are concentrated into distillers grain, a valuable feed for livestock. A bushel of corn weighs 56 pounds and will produce at least 2.8 gallons of ethanol and 17 pounds of distillers grain. Distillers grain can be fed to livestock wet or dry.

Dried distillers grain (DDG)
The most common Variety. Drying the distillers grain increases itts shelf life and improves its ability to be transported over longer distances.

Dried distillers grain with solubles (DDGS)
The liquid that is separated from the mash during the distilling process is partially dehydrated into a syrup, then added back onto the dried distillers grain to create DDGS. DDGS is a high quality feedstuff ration for dairy cattle, beef cattle, swine, poultry, and aquaculture.
The feed is an economical partial replacement for corn, soybean meal, and dicalcium phosphate in livestock and poultry feeds. Historically, over 85% of DDGS has been fed to dairy and beef cattle, and DDGS continues to be an excellent, economical feed ingredient for use in ruminant diets.

Advantages of corn distillers grains
Energy value equal to corn or higher, Palatable and readily consumed, No change to carcass quality and yield grade, Reduced feed cost, improved feed efficiency, fewer subacute acidosis occurrences than lowroughage diet , improved fiber digestion in rumen. Uses include creep rations, supplement grazing and high-roughage diets, lowphosphorus diets, wintering cows or developing heifers.

The combination of new technology and improved quality control procedures are creating highquality