Increasing ethanol production has resulted in creation
of substantial amount of DDGS. Experimental studies have shown that DDGS
can be used as a feed ingredient in broilers, laying hens, and turkeys' diets
especially if it is produced at the modern ethanol production sites.
There were a large number of presentations on DDGS-related issues in the
97th annual meeting of Poultry Science Association (PSA) in July
2008.
Dried distiller's grains with solubles (DDGS) is a by-product of the
ethanol industry in which cereal grains (mainly corn and wheat) undergoes a
fermentation process. Increasing ethanol production has resulted in creation of
substantial amount of DDGS.
Experimental studies have shown that DDGS can be used as a
feed ingredient in broilers, laying hens, and turkeys' diets especially if it is
produced at the modern ethanol production sites.
Variation in nutrient composition and also availability of these nutrients
to the birds are among the factors which may limit use of DDGSs in poultry
diets.
I - Do you have any experience of adding DDGS into commercial poultry
diets?
II - If so, what is the inclusion rate that works for your flock(s)?
III - Can DDGS be considered as an alternative feed ingredient to help the
industry to cope with rising cost of feed?
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