Increasing flexibility of DDGS is focus of ISU research

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By Dan Kuester, ISU Thursday, January 14, 2010

Iowa State University researchers are working to safely increase feed use by cattle and poultry producers of a co-product made during ethanol production.

The co-product, dry distiller's grains with solubles (DDGS), is rich in protein, oil and fiber.

Because of the comparatively large number of ethanol plants in Iowa, DDGS are a relatively inexpensive feed source for livestock and are already used as a feed supplement in some livestock diets.

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