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Re: Brewers Grain?
[Re: KeithC]
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10/14/19 03:34 PM
10/14/19 03:34 PM
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thedude055
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My Brother uses Brewers grain when available to feed cattle at his feedlots. Some answers i know
. It is wet
It is quite heavy. Way heavier than dry grain. will overload equipment like loaders if you load it up as much as capacity allows not weight.
The odor is not "bad" but is evident. Bad is a loose term. It does not bother me but then again this is a full size feedlot.
I do not believe it spoils very quickly. Usually because of weight you don't get wht looks like a lot per load and gets used up pretty quick.
Water does not leak off really as it is a compound now at this point.
Animals eat it no issues. You need to look at your feeding gradient though. It has a different protein profile than a normal feed diet. You may need to add a ruffage or fodder to your feed to keep your gradient right.
bloat in cattle is related to the gradient or protein ratio. In Goats I don't know but i would assume similar to getting high grade hay/alfalfa.
My brother stores it literally on a concrete slab.
Owner Wind River Trapping Supplies
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Re: Brewers Grain?
[Re: KeithC]
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10/14/19 07:10 PM
10/14/19 07:10 PM
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danny clifton
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"Grumpy Old Man"
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williamsburg ks
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wet distillers grain will get moldy. every feedlot and dairy I ever hauled it too used as part of a ration. mixing it in chopped hay. depending on who is running the place other stuff is added also. most feedlots and dairys prefer dry. it will store for a lot longer before getting that orange mold
Last edited by danny clifton; 10/14/19 07:12 PM.
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Re: Brewers Grain?
[Re: KeithC]
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10/14/19 07:15 PM
10/14/19 07:15 PM
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Pawnee
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bblwi pretty much covered it. Great protein low on energy. We feed about 600 ton a week of distillers grain. Practically the same thing. Great addition to about any ration. It adds so much Palatability to the ration if we run out the cattle will back off feed 50%. i can get you a lab analysis and email it to you if needed.
Everything the left touches it destroys
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