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DDGS in poultry nutrition

The majority of by-products produced by the dry-grind ethanol industry are dried distillers grains with soluble. The DDGS from different sources like corn, rice, wheat, sorghum are highly useful for livestock and poultry. Among that corn DDGS is an excellent feed ingredient for use in layer, broiler, duck and turkey diets and contains approximately 85% of the energy value in corn, has moderate levels of protein and essential amino acids, and is high in available phosphorus. With growing demand for food and scarce resources, the animal livestock industry doesn’t have the luxury of letting anything go to waste. Corn by-products (DDGS) from the ethanol industry are considered to be waste, but can still have a use as a feed ingredient. Because it is considered a waste product it is a very cheap source of crude protein, crude fibre, available phosphorous, unsaturated fatty acids and essential amino acids. It is an effective replacer of soya and corn in the poultry diet with the added benefit that it reduces feed costs.
Dr. Guillermo Tellez-Isaias
University of Arkansas (USA)
Introduction Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are by-products obtained during production of biofuels as renewable energy sources. During starch fermentation from cereal grains, ethanol and CO2 are produced; meanwhile, the remaining nutrients are concentrated in the DDGS fraction (Singh et al., 2005). Corn is the main cereal used in ethanol production in the United States; however, other grains such as wheat, barley, and sorghum are utilized in different regions of...
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Ethanol Co-Products of the Future: Finding, Defining and Creating Value
Scott Tilton (Flint Hills Resources) gave a presentation on the DDGS industry, during the 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa....
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Kurt A. Rosentrater
Iowa State University
After fermentation, ethanol is separated by distillation while the water and non-fermentable materials (known as whole stillage) are decanted or centrifuged which results in wet cake (e.g., removed suspended solids) and soluble solid-laden water (i.e., thin stillage). Evaporation of the thin stillage produces condensed distillers solubles (known as CDS) which can then mixed into the wet cake, and then dried to produce a variety of coproducts. These coproducts are broadly known as...
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Dr. Emily Burton
Nottingham Trent University (NTU)
Introduction Legislatures such as The Renewable Fuel Standard in the U.S.A. and The Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation in the U.K. have driven massive increases in bioethanol production from cereal (first-generation bioethanol). In 2011, the estimated global production was around 113 billion liters (OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2012-2021). The rising volume of bioethanol production also results in increasing quantities of the current coproduct, distiller’s dried grains...
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Alvaro Cordero
U.S. Grains Council
DDGS Marketing and Export Outlook for 2018
Alvaro Cordero (U.S. Grains Council) offered analysis and considerations on the DDGS market and the global feed industry, during the 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa....
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Practices and Perspectives of DDG Chemical Analysis
Dr. Andy Komarek (ANKOM) discussed methods for determining fiber content in DDG, among other topics, during the 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa....
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Yanhong Zhang
National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center
Nutritional Quality of Eggs from Hens Fed with DDGS -  Yanhong Zhang
Dr. Yanhong Zhang (National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center) gave a presentation on the addition of DDGS to layer diets and its effects on egg quality (lipids, amino acids and minerals), during the 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa....
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The world grain price is increasing day by day and the industry is facing several challenges to produce good quality animal products with reasonable price for consumers. Similarly, poultry industry in Bangladesh is also fighting with this high grain price to maintain their production with marginal profit. Small and medium poultry farm owners are mainly affected and losing their capitals investment in this sector. The increased cost and the limited supply of...
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Interpreting Nutrient and Quality Profiling Data While Managing Variances That Impact Your Outcomes
Rob Musser (Nutriquest) explained costs and formulations when including DDGS in diets, during the 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa....
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Mario Ibarburu
Egg Industry Center
Egg Layer Perspectives on DDGS
Maro Ibarburu (Iowa State University Egg Industry Center) discussed layers diets and the effect of using DDGS regarding costs and performance, during the 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa....
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Linwood Hoffman
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
U.S. Ethanol Feed Co-Products: Re-Estimation of the Supply, Use and Price Relationships
Linwood Hoffman and Tom Capehart (USDA Economic Research Service) gave a presentation on the co-products and DDGS industry situation, during the 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa....
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Floating Versus Fixed: A Look at DDGS Pricing Mechanisms and Trade Flows
Sophie Byron (Platts) explained the process of price assessments, during the 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa....
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Symposium Welcome
Scott Gemmell (President, Distillers Grains Technology Council) gave the opening speech and talked about his organization, during the 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa....
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Brian Kerr
USDA - United States Department of Agriculture
Challenges and Opportunities for Use of Biofuel Co-Products in Swine and Poultry
Dr. Brian Kerr (USDA) talked about nutrient profiles, prediction models and the importance of DDGS in animal production, during the 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium in Des Moines, Iowa....
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The 22nd Annual Distillers Grains Symposium, to be held at Des Moines Marriott Downtown on May 16 and 17, will feature the following presentations from industry experts:   “WELCOME TO IOWA” Ms. Lucy Norton, Iowa Renewable Fuels   "WELCOME & WHISKEY EXPERIENCES IN IOWA" Mr. Kyle Doyle, Templeton Rye   "CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR USE OF BIOFUEL CO-PRODUCTS IN SWINE & POULTRY" Dr....
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Kurt A. Rosentrater
Iowa State University
In this interview with Engormix , Kurt Rosentrater, Associate Professor at Iowa State University and Executive Director at the Distillers Grains Technology Council, answered questions about several important...
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INTRODUCTION Dried distillers grain with solubles (DDGS) is a commercial residual by-product of ethanol industry from grains (corn, wheat, sorghum etc.). Due to high nutrient content (protein 28-30%), it can be used as an alternative feed source especially in poultry and other domestic animals (20, 23, 31). As a feed component, there are some studies focused on the effectiveness of DDGS on broiler diets (4, 13, 36, 41, 42, 46). However, the inclusion ratio of DDGS and their...
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Use of DDGS in poultry and other animal feeds can reduce feed cost. It is 28 available protein. It is cheaper than soyabean meal and fish meal proteins. We can formulate this cheap source of protein to control cost of production of eggs, which is needed in todays world. It can also contribute to add other micro nutrients like Ca,P,Mg,k,Na,S, Fe etc.Farmers can add upto 1520 in feed. It increases palatability and provides granular appearance to feed which especially birds prefers. Any toxin...
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Park W. Waldroup
University of Arkansas (USA)
Introduction Distillers Dried Grains With Solubles Byproducts of the distilling industry such as distillers dried grains and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) have long been commonly accepted feed ingredients in broiler diets. Early studies have been extensively reviewed by Scott (1965, 1970). Due to their supply and price, these products were typically fed at levels not exceeding 5% of the...
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Carlos Lopez Coello
UNAM - Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Introduction After the fermentation process of corn to produce ethanol, the remaining fat in the by-product distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is extracted by centrifugation. The resulting by-product is known as low-fat DDGS, which has slightly higher protein content, amongst other nutrients, compared with conventional DDGS (Kshun and Kurt, 2012). The fat extraction in low-oil DDGS reduces its xanthophyll...
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