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Grains Council Holds DDGS Webinar for Korean Poultry Industry

Cheryl Anderson
By  Cheryl Anderson , DTN Staff Reporter

To boost demand for U.S. dried distillers grains with solubles by the Korean poultry industry, the U.S. Grains Council recently held a webinar Oct.8 to educate 19 Korean nutritionists and feed formulators about several DDGS feeding trials conduct by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, according to an article on the Council's website (http://bit.ly/…).

Although nearly 80% of mixed feed manufacturers for livestock and poultry in Korea have tried DDGS, none have used it continuously due to a lack of experience with its nutritional value. Since nutritionists and layer feed manufacturers in Korea have recently begun to explore the feasibility of increasing DDGS inclusion rates in poultry diets, the Council held the webinar.

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UN-L Professor Sheila E. Purdum outlined procedures for trials that used multiple enzymes in feed rations for laying hens, two trials for broiler hens, a low-oil DDGS feeding trial for layers, and a DDGS feeding trial using a DDGS pelleted feed.

Purdum recommended both regular and low-oil DDGS as an economical feedstuff for broiler and layer rations, and told those viewing the webinar that enzymes can enhance nutrient utilizations in diets with DDGS, as well as reducing nutrient output in manure.

Although most feed millers use DDGS in inclusion rates of 10% to 15% in layer diets, Purdum recommended it can safely be added as high as 30%, while still maintaining performance.

The Council plans to continue to supply the Korean livestock industry with current technical information regarding U.S. DDGS, including low-oil products.

Cheryl Anderson can be reached at Cheryl.anderson@dtn.com.

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