DDGS dietary calculating tools developed by several US universities

Kansas State University, Iowa State University and South Dakota State University have all developed online calculators for distiller's dried grains with soluble (DDGS). Distiller’s dried grains with solubles (DDGS) are figuring highly in US pork producers' dietary supplements for their herds, by some estimations at five million tons.

Kansas State University free online calculator
Iowa State University free online calculator
South Dakota State University free online calculator

Replacing corn with the byproducts of the ethanol process cost effectively requires time and calculation, so to help with the calculation process several US Midwestern Universities have developed free online calculators to aid in the decision making process when figuring out the potential cost savings from using DDGS at varying levels. Read more ...

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Adifo new enzyme calculator

Adifo Belgium based least cost software specialist, has introduced its enzyme calculator in its bestmix feed optimising program at their recent conference. The new technology that Adifo has introduced means that its is now possible to visualise the added value of NSP and phytase enzymes its also means that the non linear mode of action of phytase should be easier to control. “Bestmix is the only tool that takes the ‘non-linear effect’ of phytase into account during the optimisation,” said Jean Broers, product manager Bestmix at Adifo. “Only in this way you get the highest possible profit out of your compound feed.” Read more ...

This blog is written by Martin Little, The Global Miller, published and supported by the GFMT Magazine and the International Milling Directory from Perendale Publishers.