Livestock grazing is an important tool in effective, sustainable range management. In days gone by, people that owned cows and raised calves tended to think of themselves purely as beef producers. In the more modern…
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Sustainable Livestock Production
As any rancher in today’s world knows, sustainable livestock production is the ticket to the best markets. Large buyer companies are demanding sustainable livestock production supporting the food at the store, because today’s consumers are…
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Feed Ingredient Evaluation for Livestock Producers
Livestock feed evaluation? Livestock producers are constantly in search of ways to improve the economics of their operations. One effective way of realizing improved economics is to incorporate new ingredients into the feeding operation. In…
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Energy Source of Feed Co-Products in Biofuels
The co-products of biofuels include Animal feed (the by-products of biofuel production, such as glycerin, can be used as animal feed); Fertilizer (the by-products of biofuel production, such as distillers grains, can be used as…
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Feed Co-Products in Biofuels – Protein
When we think of different biofuels co-products coming from biofuels operations, the one which immediately comes to mind is “protein feed for livestock”. With very few exceptions, all co-products arising from biofuels production have some…
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Biofuels Feed Co-Products – Minerals
Bio-fuel production generally uses a fermentation process to convert starch into a desired product – for example, ethanol, bio-butanol, as well as others. Corn and sorghum are the usual feedstocks for this source of starch. …
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Protein Quality is Key As Biofuels Co Product
Many producers of biofuels tend to think of co-products in terms of protein quantity – i.e., the percentage of crude protein. While “quantity” is an important number, it has the greatest application for ruminants (animals…
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