title: Effect of feeding low-oil distillers dried grains with solubles on the performance of broilers.
abstract: Manufacturers of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are changing practices to extract corn oil from DDGS in the process of ethanol production. The resulting product is called low-oil DDGS (LO-DDGS) and may be included in broiler diets. Two LO-DDGS and one unextracted DDGS were used in a broiler performance trial to determine maximum levels of inclusion without detrimental effects. Corn- and soybean meal-based mash diets were used with different DDGS samples included at 10 or 20%. Six hundred thirty Cobb 500 male by-product chicks were randomly assigned to 6 replicate pens containing 15 chicks each and fed diets from 0 to 18 d of age. There was a significant interaction between source and level on BW at d 11 and 18 when 10 and 20% of LO-DDGS was included compared with the control group. There was also a significant effect of source and level interaction on BW at d 18 (P < 0.05). Feed efficiency from d 0 to 18 was improved when 10% LO-DDGS was used compared with 20% inclusion. Abdominal fat pad weights were higher when LO-DDGS samples were included at 10 or 20% compared with the control group. There was a significant effect of DDGS source and level on fat pad weights (P < 0.05). Producers may achieve an increase in performance when including 10% LO-DDGS in broiler diets. Up to 20% inclusion levels may have no detrimental effects on performance parameters compared with a standard corn-soybean diet.
authors.affiliation: Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Guney
authors.forename: M Y
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Shim
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Batal
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Dale
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Pesti
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000254:growth & development*; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary; D002523:Edible Grain / Q000737:chemistry*; D008297:Male; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D010938:Plant Oils