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Abstract
The emergence of Dried Distillers
Grains with Solubles (DDGS) as a
viable feedstuff for swine producers
coincides with escalating feedstuff
prices, increased DDGS production
and changes in processing resulting
in increases in available nutrients in
DDGS. Evaluation of the
nutritional and market
characteristics of DDGS is useful for
both ethanol and swine producers in
establishing the value of this coproduct
of ethanol production.
This paper uses a minimum-cost
feed formulation linear
programming model to determine
the value of DDGS in swine diets.