Randy Shaver presented this material during the August 18, 2008 DAIReXNET webinar on Surviving High Feed Cost.

1. Alternatives to corn and soybean meal for dairy cows Randy Shaver Dairy Science Department University of Wisconsin - Madison

2. www.uwex.edu/ces/dairynutrition/documents/byproductfeedsrevised2008.pdf

3. www.uwex.edu/ces/dairynutrition/documents/byproductfeedsrevised2008.pdf

4. Nutrient Composition of Distillers Dairy NRC, 2001 Distillers 50:50 Corn:SBM Mix CP, % of DM 30 ± 3 30 ± 1 RUP, % of CP 45 - 55 30 - 40 NDF, % of DM 39 ± 8 12 ± 2 EE, % of DMB 10 ± 4 3 ± 1 P, % DMB 0.80 ± 0.15 0.50 ± 0.05

5. FEEDVAL spreadsheets: www.uwex.edu/ces/dairynutrition/spreadsheets.cfm

6. Breakeven Value 1 UW Feedval4; August, 2008 1 Relative to $400/ton SBM-48 solv. & $5.50/bu. corn Ingredient $ per ton (as fed basis) DDG $360

7. MO Extension Feed Price List: agebb.missouri.edu/dairy/byprod/bplist.asp

8. Feed Ingredient Market Comparison at www.feedstuffs.com/ME2/Default.asp

9. Opportunity Value 1 1 Relative to $400/ton SBM-48 solv. & $5.50/bu. corn DDG $ per ton (as fed basis) FEEDVAL Value $360 Market Price $200 Opportunity Value +$160

10. Sesame program: www.sesamesoft.com

12. Moderate Protein Corn:SBM Alternatives Equivalent CP Corn:SBM Mix Brewers Grains 50:50 Distillers Grains 50:50 Corn Gluten Feed 60:40 Whole Cottonseed 60:40 Malt Sprouts 70:30 Wheat Midds 70:30 Whole Sunflower 70:30

13. Low Protein Corn Alternatives Ingredient Bakery Soybean Hulls Beet Pulp Whey Citrus Pulp Starch Hominy Sugar Molasses Candy Potato Byproducts

14. Plant Protein SBM Alternatives Ingredient Canola Meal Corn Gluten Meal Cottonseed Meal Hi-Protein Distillers Linseed Meal Sunflower Meal

15. Visit my website http://www.uwex.edu/ces/dairynutrition/