DDGS

[Q-Bar]

One thing to remember about DDGS: Not only is the Protein concentrated, so are all the minerals concentrated.

[Cody_Myers]

What kind of portions would you feed pigs is you used ddg instead of corn.

[Darin]

We have commercial clients feeding up to 40% ddgs in gestation diets and 10% in lactation. The added fiber is a great benefit in gestation. They need to be worked up slowly to this level however because the taste throws them a bit at first. You can start with 20% and work up from there. You need to adjust your dical and lime as well as your protein supplement. You cannot simply replace corn and have a balanced diet.

As for finishing diets, I do not work regularly with finishers, however I know of some who are regularly feeding 20% ddgs in their diets.

Showpig feeds? I have no idea whether anyone is using them, but I suspect they better be trying it out soon as more and more corn is diverted to ethanol.

BTW, no evidence of Se toxicity in any of the herds I know of using ddgs, in case you all were wondering..............

[Yontz710]

I think I may have mentioned this before but I think it bears repeating. We went to Pork day at Purdue last year and there was a class about a study they were doing on DDG and the quality of pork it produced. They showed slides of pork bellies, one hog was fed ddgs, the other none. The difference in the two was amazing. The hog fed ddg had a belly that when placed on a bar, hung over it like a wet dishrag. The other had a nice curve to it, but was stiff enough that it would be easy to slice.
If I remember correctly there can be some ddg fed to hogs, but higher rates of it, to cheapen feed does have an adverse effect on the bacon.