A finishing study evaluated the effect of feeding a new, high protein distillers grains along with corn bran plus condensed distillers solubles compared to traditional wet distillers grains, traditional dry distillers grains and a corn-based control. Each byproduct replaced corn at 40% of the diet dry-matter. Intake was not affected by treatment; however gain and carcass weight were greater and feed conversion improved for high protein distillers and corn bran plus solubles than either type of traditional distillers grains or corn. Based on feed efficiency, the feeding values of high protein distillers grains and corn bran plus solubles are 121% and 125% that of corn, respectively. These new byproducts appear to be viable options for producers to utilize in finishing diets

Boyd, Bradley M.

Erickson, Galen E.

Garland, Shelby A.

Hilscher, F. Henry, Hilscher

MacDonald, Jim C.

Mass, Ryan A.

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Evaluation of Fractionated Distillers Grains (High Protein and Bran 
Plus Solubles) on Performance and Carcass Characteristics in 
Finishing Diets 
Shelby A. Garland 
Bradley M. Boyd 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, bboyd4@unl.edu 
F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher 
Galen E. Erickson 
University of Nebraska - Lincoln, gerickson4@unl.edu 
Jim C. MacDonald 
University of Nebraska - Lincoln, jmacdonald2@unl.edu 
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and Mass, Ryan A., "Evaluation of Fractionated Distillers Grains (High Protein and Bran Plus Solubles) on 
Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Finishing Diets" (2019). Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports. 1021. 
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Evaluation of Fractionated Distillers Grains  
(High Protein and Bran Plus Solubles) on Performance  
and Carcass Characteristics in Finishing Diets
Shelby A. Garland
Bradley M. Boyd
F. Henry Hilscher
Galen E. Erickson
Jim C. MacDonald
Ryan A. Mass
Summary with Implications
A finishing study evaluated the effect of 
feeding a new, high protein distillers grains 
along with corn bran plus condensed distill-
ers solubles compared to traditional wet dis-
tillers grains, traditional dry distillers grains 
and a corn- based control. Each byproduct 
replaced corn at 40% of the diet dry- matter. 
Intake was not affected by treatment; howev-
er gain and carcass weight were greater and 
feed conversion improved for high protein 
distillers and corn bran plus solubles than 
either type of traditional distillers grains or 
corn. Based on feed efficiency, the feeding 
values of high protein distillers grains and 
corn bran plus solubles are 121% and 125% 
that of corn, respectively. These new byprod-
ucts appear to be viable options for producers 
to utilize in finishing diets.
Introduction
Traditional wet distillers grains have 
approximately 130% the energy value of 
corn (2011 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report, p. 
40). The positive performance observed 
with distillers grains has largely been 
attributed to the protein fraction (2016 
Nebraska Beef Cattle Report, pp. 124– 127). 
Recent technological advancements (ICM 
Inc., Colwich, KS) have allowed ethanol 
plants to fractionate products during the 
ethanol production process. Corn fiber 
(also referred to as corn bran) removal 
further concentrates other components of 
distillers grains— most notably the protein. 
This isolation process allows for greater 
ethanol production, but creates a distillers 
product with differing composition than 
what is currently produced. Furthermore, 
some of the isolated bran can be combined 
with condensed distillers solubles (CDS) to 
create another new feed byproduct. How 
the new ethanol byproducts impact animal 
performance has not been evaluated for 
this process. Therefore, the objective of this 
study was to evaluate the effect of feeding 
high protein distillers grains, as well as corn 
bran plus solubles, on animal performance 
and carcass characteristics in finishing 
cattle.
Procedure
A 190- day finishing study was conduct-
ed at the University of Nebraska feedlot 
near Mead, NE utilizing 300 cross- bred 
calf- fed steers (initial BW = 621 ± 21 lb) 
to evaluate the effect of feeding a new 
distillers grains that have undergone a 
pre- fermentation fiber separation process. 
Steers were limit fed a common diet of 50% 
Sweet Bran (Cargill, Blair, NE) and 50% 
alfalfa hay at two percent of BW for 5 days 
prior to initiation of the trial to equalize gut 
fill. Animals were weighed on two consec-
utive days (d 0 and d 1) to establish average 
initial BW. Steers were blocked by initial 
BW into one of three blocks, stratified 
within block and assigned randomly to pen. 
Pens were assigned randomly to one of five 
treatments with 10 steers/pen and 6 pens/
treatment. Treatments were arranged in 
a randomized block design, and included 
high protein dry distillers grains (HIPRO), 
corn bran plus solubles (BRAN+SOL), 
traditional dry distillers grains (DDGS), 
traditional wet distillers grains (WDGS), 
and a corn- based control (CON). High 
protein distillers grains and Bran + Solubles 
were produced from the same process and 
were sourced from the same ethanol plant 
(Corn Plus, Winnebago, MN). Traditional 
dry and wet distillers were sourced from E 
Energy (Adams, NE) and KAAPA Ethanol 
(Ravenna, NE), respectively. The nutrient 
composition of each byproduct is provided 
in Table 1. Byproducts replaced a 50:50 
blend of high- moisture and dry- rolled corn 
at 40% diet (DM; Table 2). All diets con-
tained 15% corn silage and 5% supplement. 
Supplements were formulated to provide 30 
g/ton Rumensin® (Elanco Animal Health, 
Greenfield, IN) and 8.8 g/ton Tylan® (Elan-
co Animal Health, Greenfield, IN). Soypass® 
(LignoTech USA, INc., Rothschild, WI) 
was phase fed in the control diet to meet 
metabolizable protein requirements.
Steers were implanted with Revalor XS® 
(Merck Animal Health, DeSoto, KS) on day 
one, and were harvested at a commercial 
packing plant (Greater Omaha, Omaha, 
NE) where HCW and liver scores were 
collected on the day of slaughter. Ribeye 
area, marbling score, and 12th rib fat thick-
ness were recorded after a 48 h chill. Final 
BW, ADG, and F:G were adjusted by HCW 
using a 63% dress.
Data were analyzed using the MIXED 
procedure of SAS (SAS Inst. Inc., Cary, NC) 
as a randomized block design. Pen was used 
as the experimental unit while block was 
analyzed as a fixed effect.
Table 1. Nutrient composition of high protein dry distillers grains (HiPro DDGS), corn bran plus 
solubles (Bran + Solubles), traditional wet distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS), and traditional dry 
distillers grains plus solubles (DDGS) fed in beef finishing diets
Nutrient1 HiPro DDGS Bran + Solubles WDGS DDGS
DM, % 91.8 40.7 32.8 91.4
CP, % 36.0 33.5 30.1 32.5
NDF, % 32.0 32.3 30.2 31.6
Fat, % 9.4 9.8 11.6 6.2
1Nutrients expressed on a dry- matter basis
2019 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report · 89 
Feeding values were calculated using 
the following equation: {(((G:FTRT– G:FCON)/
G:FCON) / byproduct inclusion, %) + 1} * 
100. Feed efficiency of treatment is denoted 
as G:FTRT, and G:FCON represents the feed 
efficiency of the control treatment.
Results
Intakes were not affected by treatment 
(P = 0.62; Table 3). Average daily gain 
(ADG) was impacted by dietary treat-
ment (P = 0.02) with steers fed HIPRO 
or BRAN+SOL having the greatest ADG. 
Steers fed CON or WDGS had similar 
(P = 0.96) gains to one another, but were 
lowest among all treatments. Dry distillers 
grains steers were intermediate, but not 
different (P > 0.14) from any other treat-
ments. Similar intakes and improved ADG 
resulted in the HIPRO and BRAN+SOL 
treatments having improved (P < 0.05) F:G 
compared to CON and WDGS. The DDGS 
treatment was again intermediate and not 
different (P > 0.20) than HIPRO, CON, or 
WDGS. Feeding BRAN+SOL tended (P 
= 0.09) to improve F:G over DDGS. Hot 
carcass weight and final BW followed a 
similar trend to ADG. The HIPRO and 
BRAN+SOL cattle had the greatest HCW, 
but were not different (P > 0.41) from each 
other. Steers fed CON or WDGS had the 
lightest weights, while DDGS again was 
intermediate. No other performance or car-
cass characteristics were affected by dietary 
treatment (P ≥ 0.62).
Feeding HIPRO resulted in a seven 
percent improvement in feed efficiency over 
CON while feeding BRAN+SOL resulted in 
a nine percent improvement. Based on the 
feed efficiencies of these new byproducts, 
the feeding value of high protein distillers 
grains was 121% of corn and the isolated 
bran plus solubles is 126% that of corn.
Conclusion
Feeding both high protein distillers 
grains and isolated corn bran plus solubles 
to finishing cattle improved ADG and F:G 
over a corn- based control diet. The fiber 
isolation process separates bran, which 
concentrates crude protein in the resulting 
distillers grains product. These two new 
Table 2. Composition of dry- rolled and high- moisture corn finishing diets with dry distillers grains 
plus solubles (DDGS), high protein dry distillers grains (HIPRO), wet distillers grains plus solubles 
(WDGS), or corn bran plus solubles (BRAN+SOL)
Treatment1
CON2 DDGS HIPRO WDGS BRAN+SOL
Ingredients
High- moisture 
Corn
39.25 20.50 20.50 20.50 20.50
Dry- rolled Corn 39.25 20.50 20.50 20.50 20.50
Corn Silage 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
HiPro DDG - - 40.00 - - 
DDGS 40.00 - - - 
WDGS - - - 40.00 - 
Bran + Solubles - - - - 40.00
Supplement
Fine Ground Corn - 1.8875 1.8875 1.8875 1.8875
Limestone 1.6600 1.6200 1.6200 1.6200 1.6200
Tallow 0.1625 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000
Urea 1.2900 - - - - 
Soybean Meal 3.0000 - - - - 
Salt 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000
Beef Trace Min. 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500
Vit. ADE 0.0150 0.0150 0.0150 0.0150 0.0150
Rumensin- 90 0.0165 0.0165 0.0165 0.0165 0.0165
Tylan- 40 0.0110 0.0110 0.0110 0.0110 0.0110
1CON: Corn- based control diet with 50:50 blend of high- moisture and dry- rolled corn; DDGS: Dry distillers grains plus solu-
bles; HiPRO: High Protein distillers grains; WDGS: Wet distillers grains plus solubles; BRAN+SOL: Corn bran plus condensed 
distillers solubles
2Soy- Pass was phase fed to meet MP requirements
Table 3. Performance and carcass characteristics for calf- fed steers fed a corn- based control (CON), 
traditional dry distillers grains plus solubles (DDGS), high protein distillers grains (HIPRO), wet 
distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS), or corn bran plus solubes (BRAN+SOL) in finishing diets
Treatment
SEM P- ValueCON DDGS HIPRO WDGS BRAN+SOL
Performance
Initial BW, lb 604 604 602 604 605 1.8 0.70
Final BW, lb 1316b 1347ab 1365a 1314b 1385a 17.3 0.03
DMI, lb/d 21.6 21.4 21.2 21.0 21.3 0.28 0.62
ADG, lb 3.76b 3.93ab 4.03a 3.75b 4.11a 0.089 0.02
F:G 5.71c 5.46bc 5.26ab 5.59c 5.18a - 0.02
Carcass Characteristics
HCW, lb 829b 849ab 860a 828b 872a 10.9 0.03
LM Area, in2 13.2 13.5 13.3 13.3 13.6 0.26 0.84
Marbling1 463 480 461 453 454 14.5 0.69
Fat Depth, in 0.51 0.50 0.48 0.50 0.022 0.92
Calc YG2 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 0.11 0.86
abc Values within rows with unique superscripts are different (P < 0.10)
1400 = Small0, 500 = Modest0
2Calculated as 2.5 + (2.5 x 12th rib fat, in) + (0.2 x 2.5 (KPH, %)) + (.0038 x HCW, lb)– (0.32 x REA, in2)
90 · 2019 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report
Galen E. Erickson, professor, University of 
Nebraska– Lincoln Department of Animal 
Science, Lincoln, NE
Jim C. MacDonald, associate professor, 
University of Nebraska– Lincoln 
Department of Animal Science, Lincoln, 
NE
Ryan A. Mass, ICM Inc., Colwich, KS
ethanol byproducts appear to be viable 
feeds for finishing cattle. With feeding 
values of 121% and 126% respectively, high 
protein distillers grains and corn bran plus 
solubles fit well will values for traditional 
distillers grains.
Shelby A. Garland, graduate student
Bradley M. Boyd, research technician
F. Henry Hilscher, research technician


Evaluation of Fractionated Distillers Grains
(High Protein and Bran Plus Solubles) on Performance
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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports Animal Science Department 2019 Evaluation of Fractionated Distillers Grains (High Protein and Bran Plus Solubles) on Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Finishing Diets Shelby A. Garland Bradley M. Boyd University of Nebraska-Lincoln, bboyd4@unl.edu F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher Galen E. Erickson University of Nebraska - Lincoln, gerickson4@unl.edu Jim C. MacDonald University of Nebraska - Lincoln, jmacdonald2@unl.edu See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/animalscinbcr  Part of the Large or Food Animal and Equine Medicine Commons, Meat Science Commons, and the Veterinary Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Public Health Commons Garland, Shelby A.; Boyd, Bradley M.; Hilscher, F. Henry Hilscher; Erickson, Galen E.; MacDonald, Jim C.; and Mass, Ryan A., "Evaluation of Fractionated Distillers Grains (High Protein and Bran Plus Solubles) on Performance and Carcass Characteristics in Finishing Diets" (2019). Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports. 1021. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/animalscinbcr/1021 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Animal Science Department at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Nebraska Beef Cattle Reports by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Authors Shelby A. Garland, Bradley M. Boyd, F. Henry Hilscher Hilscher, Galen E. Erickson, Jim C. MacDonald, and Ryan A. Mass This article is available at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln: https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/animalscinbcr/1021 88 · 2019 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report©  The Board Regents of the University of  Nebraska. All rights reserved.Evaluation of Fractionated Distillers Grains  (High Protein and Bran Plus Solubles) on Performance  and Carcass Characteristics in Finishing DietsShelby A. GarlandBradley M. BoydF. Henry HilscherGalen E. EricksonJim C. MacDonaldRyan A. MassSummary with ImplicationsA finishing study evaluated the effect of feeding a new, high protein distillers grains along with corn bran plus condensed distill-ers solubles compared to traditional wet dis-tillers grains, traditional dry distillers grains and a corn- based control. Each byproduct replaced corn at 40% of the diet dry- matter. Intake was not affected by treatment; howev-er gain and carcass weight were greater and feed conversion improved for high protein distillers and corn bran plus solubles than either type of traditional distillers grains or corn. Based on feed efficiency, the feeding values of high protein distillers grains and corn bran plus solubles are 121% and 125% that of corn, respectively. These new byprod-ucts appear to be viable options for producers to utilize in finishing diets.IntroductionTraditional wet distillers grains have approximately 130% the energy value of corn (2011 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report, p. 40). The positive performance observed with distillers grains has largely been attributed to the protein fraction (2016 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report, pp. 124– 127). Recent technological advancements (ICM Inc., Colwich, KS) have allowed ethanol plants to fractionate products during the ethanol production process. Corn fiber (also referred to as corn bran) removal further concentrates other components of distillers grains— most notably the protein. This isolation process allows for greater ethanol production, but creates a distillers product with differing composition than what is currently produced. Furthermore, some of the isolated bran can be combined with condensed distillers solubles (CDS) to create another new feed byproduct. How the new ethanol byproducts impact animal performance has not been evaluated for this process. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of feeding high protein distillers grains, as well as corn bran plus solubles, on animal performance and carcass characteristics in finishing cattle.ProcedureA 190- day finishing study was conduct-ed at the University of Nebraska feedlot near Mead, NE utilizing 300 cross- bred calf- fed steers (initial BW = 621 ± 21 lb) to evaluate the effect of feeding a new distillers grains that have undergone a pre- fermentation fiber separation process. Steers were limit fed a common diet of 50% Sweet Bran (Cargill, Blair, NE) and 50% alfalfa hay at two percent of BW for 5 days prior to initiation of the trial to equalize gut fill. Animals were weighed on two consec-utive days (d 0 and d 1) to establish average initial BW. Steers were blocked by initial BW into one of three blocks, stratified within block and assigned randomly to pen. Pens were assigned randomly to one of five treatments with 10 steers/pen and 6 pens/treatment. Treatments were arranged in a randomized block design, and included high protein dry distillers grains (HIPRO), corn bran plus solubles (BRAN+SOL), traditional dry distillers grains (DDGS), traditional wet distillers grains (WDGS), and a corn- based control (CON). High protein distillers grains and Bran + Solubles were produced from the same process and were sourced from the same ethanol plant (Corn Plus, Winnebago, MN). Traditional dry and wet distillers were sourced from E Energy (Adams, NE) and KAAPA Ethanol (Ravenna, NE), respectively. The nutrient composition of each byproduct is provided in Table 1. Byproducts replaced a 50:50 blend of high- moisture and dry- rolled corn at 40% diet (DM; Table 2). All diets con-tained 15% corn silage and 5% supplement. Supplements were formulated to provide 30 g/ton Rumensin® (Elanco Animal Health, Greenfield, IN) and 8.8 g/ton Tylan® (Elan-co Animal Health, Greenfield, IN). Soypass® (LignoTech USA, INc., Rothschild, WI) was phase fed in the control diet to meet metabolizable protein requirements.Steers were implanted with Revalor XS® (Merck Animal Health, DeSoto, KS) on day one, and were harvested at a commercial packing plant (Greater Omaha, Omaha, NE) where HCW and liver scores were collected on the day of slaughter. Ribeye area, marbling score, and 12th rib fat thick-ness were recorded after a 48 h chill. Final BW, ADG, and F:G were adjusted by HCW using a 63% dress.Data were analyzed using the MIXED procedure of SAS (SAS Inst. Inc., Cary, NC) as a randomized block design. Pen was used as the experimental unit while block was analyzed as a fixed effect.Table 1. Nutrient composition of high protein dry distillers grains (HiPro DDGS), corn bran plus solubles (Bran + Solubles), traditional wet distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS), and traditional dry distillers grains plus solubles (DDGS) fed in beef finishing dietsNutrient1 HiPro DDGS Bran + Solubles WDGS DDGSDM, % 91.8 40.7 32.8 91.4CP, % 36.0 33.5 30.1 32.5NDF, % 32.0 32.3 30.2 31.6Fat, % 9.4 9.8 11.6 6.21Nutrients expressed on a dry- matter basis2019 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report · 89 Feeding values were calculated using the following equation: {(((G:FTRT– G:FCON)/G:FCON) / byproduct inclusion, %) + 1} * 100. Feed efficiency of treatment is denoted as G:FTRT, and G:FCON represents the feed efficiency of the control treatment.ResultsIntakes were not affected by treatment (P = 0.62; Table 3). Average daily gain (ADG) was impacted by dietary treat-ment (P = 0.02) with steers fed HIPRO or BRAN+SOL having the greatest ADG. Steers fed CON or WDGS had similar (P = 0.96) gains to one another, but were lowest among all treatments. Dry distillers grains steers were intermediate, but not different (P > 0.14) from any other treat-ments. Similar intakes and improved ADG resulted in the HIPRO and BRAN+SOL treatments having improved (P < 0.05) F:G compared to CON and WDGS. The DDGS treatment was again intermediate and not different (P > 0.20) than HIPRO, CON, or WDGS. Feeding BRAN+SOL tended (P = 0.09) to improve F:G over DDGS. Hot carcass weight and final BW followed a similar trend to ADG. The HIPRO and BRAN+SOL cattle had the greatest HCW, but were not different (P > 0.41) from each other. Steers fed CON or WDGS had the lightest weights, while DDGS again was intermediate. No other performance or car-cass characteristics were affected by dietary treatment (P ≥ 0.62).Feeding HIPRO resulted in a seven percent improvement in feed efficiency over CON while feeding BRAN+SOL resulted in a nine percent improvement. Based on the feed efficiencies of these new byproducts, the feeding value of high protein distillers grains was 121% of corn and the isolated bran plus solubles is 126% that of corn.ConclusionFeeding both high protein distillers grains and isolated corn bran plus solubles to finishing cattle improved ADG and F:G over a corn- based control diet. The fiber isolation process separates bran, which concentrates crude protein in the resulting distillers grains product. These two new Table 2. Composition of dry- rolled and high- moisture corn finishing diets with dry distillers grains plus solubles (DDGS), high protein dry distillers grains (HIPRO), wet distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS), or corn bran plus solubles (BRAN+SOL)Treatment1CON2 DDGS HIPRO WDGS BRAN+SOLIngredientsHigh- moisture Corn39.25 20.50 20.50 20.50 20.50Dry- rolled Corn 39.25 20.50 20.50 20.50 20.50Corn Silage 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00HiPro DDG - - 40.00 - - DDGS 40.00 - - - WDGS - - - 40.00 - Bran + Solubles - - - - 40.00SupplementFine Ground Corn - 1.8875 1.8875 1.8875 1.8875Limestone 1.6600 1.6200 1.6200 1.6200 1.6200Tallow 0.1625 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000 0.1000Urea 1.2900 - - - - Soybean Meal 3.0000 - - - - Salt 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000 0.3000Beef Trace Min. 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500 0.0500Vit. ADE 0.0150 0.0150 0.0150 0.0150 0.0150Rumensin- 90 0.0165 0.0165 0.0165 0.0165 0.0165Tylan- 40 0.0110 0.0110 0.0110 0.0110 0.01101CON: Corn- based control diet with 50:50 blend of high- moisture and dry- rolled corn; DDGS: Dry distillers grains plus solu-bles; HiPRO: High Protein distillers grains; WDGS: Wet distillers grains plus solubles; BRAN+SOL: Corn bran plus condensed distillers solubles2Soy- Pass was phase fed to meet MP requirementsTable 3. Performance and carcass characteristics for calf- fed steers fed a corn- based control (CON), traditional dry distillers grains plus solubles (DDGS), high protein distillers grains (HIPRO), wet distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS), or corn bran plus solubes (BRAN+SOL) in finishing dietsTreatmentSEM P- ValueCON DDGS HIPRO WDGS BRAN+SOLPerformanceInitial BW, lb 604 604 602 604 605 1.8 0.70Final BW, lb 1316b 1347ab 1365a 1314b 1385a 17.3 0.03DMI, lb/d 21.6 21.4 21.2 21.0 21.3 0.28 0.62ADG, lb 3.76b 3.93ab 4.03a 3.75b 4.11a 0.089 0.02F:G 5.71c 5.46bc 5.26ab 5.59c 5.18a - 0.02Carcass CharacteristicsHCW, lb 829b 849ab 860a 828b 872a 10.9 0.03LM Area, in2 13.2 13.5 13.3 13.3 13.6 0.26 0.84Marbling1 463 480 461 453 454 14.5 0.69Fat Depth, in 0.51 0.50 0.48 0.50 0.022 0.92Calc YG2 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2 0.11 0.86abc Values within rows with unique superscripts are different (P < 0.10)1400 = Small0, 500 = Modest02Calculated as 2.5 + (2.5 x 12th rib fat, in) + (0.2 x 2.5 (KPH, %)) + (.0038 x HCW, lb)– (0.32 x REA, in2)90 · 2019 Nebraska Beef Cattle ReportGalen E. Erickson, professor, University of Nebraska– Lincoln Department of Animal Science, Lincoln, NEJim C. MacDonald, associate professor, University of Nebraska– Lincoln Department of Animal Science, Lincoln, NERyan A. Mass, ICM Inc., Colwich, KSethanol byproducts appear to be viable feeds for finishing cattle. With feeding values of 121% and 126% respectively, high protein distillers grains and corn bran plus solubles fit well will values for traditional distillers grains.Shelby A. Garland, graduate studentBradley M. Boyd, research technicianF. Henry Hilscher, research technician

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