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Kalpa on December 22, 2006 - 5:03pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
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I saw on a recent ag report that nationwide, cattle are not finishing out as well this past year.  Do you have any theories about this?  They mentioned drought conditions being one, and many people are jumping to the conclusion that its the DDG being fed.  What are your thoughts on this?
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dgrimm on December 22, 2006 - 8:18pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
That is a very intresting side note.  Getting cattle to "finish well" means getting internal fat (marbling, what makes a steak juicy), without external fat, the stuff around the edges.

There is raging debate in the industry about how much feeding DDG is responsible for what has been a significant decline in cattle grading over the last couple of years.

From our personal experience, I think DDG is a significant culprit, and we are investigating how to address the issue.

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Don Sailorman on December 22, 2006 - 8:32pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
So DDG makes for a leaner healthier steer???

Very interesting.

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Kalpa on December 23, 2006 - 9:56am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
It sounds as if this nation's steers are all on the Adkin's diet.  Now there's a big market--using DDGs for a human diet product.  
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