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<blockquote data-quote="LCCattle" data-source="post: 1346573" data-attributes="member: 23661"><p>Sim,</p><p>OH a pop quiz, I just love pop quizzes as they are a great refresher on the mind.. Now lets see how much I remember from over the years.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I never said it shouldn't be used at all. DDG would be just as fine as any other distillers grain if it did not contain excess sulfur.</p><p></p><p></p><p>above .4% of TDI is toxic. DDG & DDGS ranges from a .3% to 1.7%</p><p></p><p>" how much can be fed" : That depends on the concentration of sulfur in the DDG, plus the amount of sulfur in the water and forage in your area.</p><p></p><p>"and how it is passed through the body?" Used sulfur passes through the body as does all other minerals. Ingested excess sulfur is stored in the fatty tissue of the body until it is needed. If to much sulfur accumulates, it blocks the absorption of copper that is needed for the immune system to function properly, which causes PEM, among other problems.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't know if they do or not. As each load of DDG would have to be tested for its sulfur content first to determine how to balance the ration.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No, as I have never countered a case of low sulfur as in my area the water and foliage runs .3%</p><p></p><p></p><p>Because much of what cattle eat is passive to humans in both milk and meat.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If it is fed at safe levels it is not toxic, if it is fed at to high a levels it is toxic and is passive in both milk and meat.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I have no way of knowing what grain by-product is in the bag feed I buy, nor do I know it's sulfur content as "sulfur" is not listed on the tag. Could be DDG or DDGS, who knows?</p><p>But I do know that DDGS is in protein tubs, along with molasses, which is also high in Sulfur.</p><p></p><p>Please grade this pop quiz on a curve as it is old history. Thank you</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LCCattle, post: 1346573, member: 23661"] Sim, OH a pop quiz, I just love pop quizzes as they are a great refresher on the mind.. Now lets see how much I remember from over the years. I never said it shouldn't be used at all. DDG would be just as fine as any other distillers grain if it did not contain excess sulfur. above .4% of TDI is toxic. DDG & DDGS ranges from a .3% to 1.7% “ how much can be fed” : That depends on the concentration of sulfur in the DDG, plus the amount of sulfur in the water and forage in your area. “and how it is passed through the body?” Used sulfur passes through the body as does all other minerals. Ingested excess sulfur is stored in the fatty tissue of the body until it is needed. If to much sulfur accumulates, it blocks the absorption of copper that is needed for the immune system to function properly, which causes PEM, among other problems. I don't know if they do or not. As each load of DDG would have to be tested for its sulfur content first to determine how to balance the ration. No, as I have never countered a case of low sulfur as in my area the water and foliage runs .3% Because much of what cattle eat is passive to humans in both milk and meat. If it is fed at safe levels it is not toxic, if it is fed at to high a levels it is toxic and is passive in both milk and meat. I have no way of knowing what grain by-product is in the bag feed I buy, nor do I know it's sulfur content as “sulfur” is not listed on the tag. Could be DDG or DDGS, who knows? But I do know that DDGS is in protein tubs, along with molasses, which is also high in Sulfur. Please grade this pop quiz on a curve as it is old history. Thank you [/QUOTE]
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