Corn gluten and hogs

[Hereford2]

Hi, does feeding Corn Gluten to pigs make the meat from pigs taste weird?

 

[sstterry]

I have heard and read this about beef, but not about pork. It is routinely used in feeding out hogs. Since pigs are omnivores, my guess would be that it does not (but that is only my guess).

Use of Corn Co-Products in Diets Fed to Swine

Feedstuffs for Pigs

 

[FungusProudKY31]

It sure does on lambs. The sulfur in CGP is the issue.

 

[shaz]

It sure does on lambs. The sulfur in CGP is the issue.

Can you describe the taste? Anything you can smell?

 

[FungusProudKY31]

Can you describe the taste? Anything you can smell?

A bit different raw smell but an unpleasant taste and you can know about it as it cooks.

 

[VaCowman]

Sulfur smell when cooking. Can get same results with distillers

 

[sstterry]

Sulfur smell when cooking. Can get same results with distillers

Are you talking about pork also, or just lamb? I am curious.

 

[Hereford2]

Ok, thanks I won't use it the last 60 days then, since I don't want to risk it.

 

[VaCowman]

Are you talking about pork also, or just lamb? I am curious.

Lamb and beef. Never tried the pork. I did raise some "pastured pork" one time. 9 total...only "pastured" because the rascals wouldn't stay in. Long story there, but occasionally they got in with the fats and bellied up to the feeders. Didn't seem to have any effect on the meat quality, but they only escaped into that pen a few times...probably not enough to make much of a difference in the meat. It was a 3 way mix at that time with soyhulls and CC.