How much thiamin is needed to feed at 60 percent DDGS?

Farm & Ranch Guide
By SUE ROESLER, Farm & Ranch Guide
Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:29 PM CDT

HETTINGER, N.D. - Distillers grains (DDGS) has been replacing some of the corn in livestock feed, including lamb finishing rations.“With the explosion of ethanol plants, there will be more distillers grains product available for feed,” said Michele Thompson, assistant animal scientist and Southwest Feeders coordinator at the Hettinger Research Extension Center in Hettinger, N.D.

“Livestock producers are looking at DDGS as an energy alternative because of the high corn and grain prices.”Sheep and cattle feeders would like to be able to “push the envelope” and feed higher DDGS levels, she said.

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