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Feeding wheat dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) to weaned pigs
Posted in: Pork Insight Articles, Production by student on June 12, 2018
Authors: Lifang Wang, Eduardo Beltranena, and Ruurd T. Zijlstra. Western Hog Journal Fall 2016.
Summary: This experiment evaluated including up to 20% wheat DDGS in weaned piglet diets. It was found that including high quantities of wheat DDGS in the diet reduced weight gain and increased feed conversion in the first week on test. The researchers recommended that when the price of soybean is quite high that slowly including wheat DDGS progressively into the diet.