2. Corn gluten
• Corn gluten meal is obtained whenever
maize is used for starch extraction
• Obtained as by product during wet milling
process
• Corn gluten meal is protein rich containing
about 65% crude protein
• Also used as energy and pigment for
livestock species including fishes
3. Corn gluten
• Corn gluten should not be mistaken with
corn gluten feed which contain 22% protein
rather than 65%
• In USA and corn gluten meal is used as
fertilizer and weed killer
12. ● As protein source, 8 to 15% of ration DM
● As an energy source, > 15% of ration DM
May reduce acidosis because highly digestible fiber
in place of starch
● Wt gains & feed efficiency of cattle fed wet distillers
grains usually better than with corn
● Wt gains and feed efficiency of cattle fed dry distillers
grains usually similar to corn
● At 15 to 25% of ration DM, wet distillers grains has it
greatest value
Protein and energy in distillers grains have value
● DM intake may be reduces when wet distillers grains
fed @ > 30% of ration DM
Probably feeding excess protein
Feeding excess P
P does not have value for finishing cattle fed corn
Corn Distillers Grains for Finishing Cattle
13. Corn Distillers Grains for Cattle Fed Roughages
Growing cattle – Cows – Calves
• Energy, protein and P have value
Complements roughages
Less starch – No negative associative effects
Energy should be greater than corn
• Feed to supply supplemental needs for protein and energy