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Environmental Benefits of Using Distiller's Grains in Livestock Feed

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With the expansion of the bioethanol industry, corn by-product production has drastically increased. Initially, the milling industry considered by-products waste. However, their increased production has developed a robust market for such items in the livestock nutrition industry. Though corn items are moderated, distiller grains have formed an important place in the livestock feeding system. Distiller grains are the end product of corn. After the starch is fermented to generate ethanol, they retain the original protein content, fatty acids, fiber, phosphorus, and mineral of the corn kernel. Distiller grains are fed to the cattle in wet or dry forms. The wet distiller grains with soluble or WDGS are challenging to store and have a limited useful life. For this reason, there is more demand for dry distiller grains with soluble or DDGS. Read Also :- Exploring the Nutritional Benefits of Rapeseed Meal in Animal Feed Feeding DDGS offers countless benefits to livestock, such as being nutr...