How Much Corn Co-Products Can Be Fed To Beef Cattle?
Dennis L. DeWitt, Livestock Field Specialist, Northwest Problem Statement: Iowa is the center of a large and rapidly growing corn processing industry. These plants produce large quantities of co-products that can be successfully utilized by Iowa beef producers in relatively inexpensive rations. Polioencephalomalacia (PEM, brainers) in cattle is thought to have a relationship to sulfur intake. The corn milling industry does not have a standard maximum sulfur content in any of their co-products thus causing feeder confusion on how much can be included in beef rations. Programmatic Response: The Iowa Beef Center is developing and delivering information to the public through meetings, news releases, news letters and one-on-one consultation about rations to assist in producer management decisions on how much to feed and cost comparisons. Impact/Outcome: Six beef meetings in the east northwest Iowa area have been held with just under 300 persons in attendance. One third of the attendees are
