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Average Nutrient Content and Bulk Price of Byproduct Feeds Commonly Available to Florida Cattle Producers1
John D. Arthington2
Attention County Faculty:
Please remember that commodity feeds do not come with a guarenteed nutrient analysis. Storage and handling costs will often offset savings derived from commercial feed/supplement replacement. All faculty interested in up-to-date information on commodity feeds should obtain a copy of:Alternative Feeds for Beef Cattle
In: The Veterinary Clinics of North America - Food Animal Practice
Editors: G.M. Rogers and M.H. Poore, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia
Volume 18:2
First Edition, July 2002
Tables
Table 1. Average nutrient content and bulk price of byproduct feeds commonly available to Florida cattle producers.1
Byproduct
DM
TDN
CP
Ca
P
Price
----%----
--------------------% (DM basis) --------------------
-- $ / ton --
Brewers grains 92
64
26
0.33
0.55
$135
Citrus pulp 91
82
6
1.50
0.11
$65
Corn gluten feed 90
83
25
0.36
0.82
$95
Corn gluten meal - 45 91
84
46
0.16
0.51
$265
Corn grain 88
90
10
0.02
0.35
$115
Cotton gin trash 91
44
7
0.65
0.12
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Cottonseed hulls 91
42
4
0.15
0.09
$120
Cottonseed meal - 49 92
75
49
0.20
1.10
$160
Cottonseed 92
92
23
0.16
0.70
$165
Distiller grains2
94
86
23
0.11
0.43
$125
Molasses (sugarcane)3
75
72
5
1.00
0.11
$65
Peanut hulls
91
22
7
0.26
0.07
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Peanut skins
92
65
17
0.26
0.07
-----
Feathermeal
93
70
91
0.28
0.72
$195
Rice bran (with germ)
91
70
14
0.08
1.70
$95
Soybean hulls
91
76
12
0.53
0.18
$80
Soybean meal - 49
90
87
49
0.29
0.71
$210
Wheat middlings4
89
69
18
0.17
1.00
$90
1Values are derived from multiple sources and will vary depending on a variety of factors including year, season, processing, storage, handling, and contamination. Price of commodity does not include shipping and was derived in March 2003 using multiple information sources, rounded to the nearest $5.00. Bulk densities are not provided, but do impact shipping considerations. 2Without solubles added.
3Black strap, > 79° brix. Includes no additives.
4Flour byproduct, < 9.5% fiber.
Footnotes
1. This document is AN142, one of a series of the Animal Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Original publication date April 29, 2003. Updated April 2004. Visit the EDIS Web Site at http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.2. John Arthington, assistant professor, Range Cattle Research and Education Center, Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University of Florida, IFAS, Florida A. & M. University Cooperative Extension Program, and Boards of County Commissioners Cooperating. Larry Arrington, Dean.
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