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University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Nebraska Dairy

A Resource For Corn Milling Co-Products and Dairy Nutrition 

Co-Product Prices:

This site contains weekly up-dated prices for co-products and commodities in the Midwest.

NebGuides:
Understanding Milling Feed Byproducts For Dairy Cattle, G1586.

This NebGuide discusses nutritional composition of ethanol byproducts.  

Feeding Corn Gluten for Dairy Cows: Wet Corn Gluten Versus Wet Distillers Grains, G1588.

What differences in milk yield and percents of solids nonfat, fat and milk urea nitrogen (MUN) might occur in two different diets for dairy cattle.

Does Feeding Distillers Grains to Dairy Cows Affect Milk Components?, G1679

This NebGuide discusses whether milk production is affected by including distillers grains in the diets of dairy cows.

Peer Reviewed Publications:
Evaluation of protein fractionation and ruminal and intestinal digestibility of corn milling co-products.

Kelzer, J. M., P. J. Kononoff, L. O. Tedeschi, K. Karges, and M. L. Gibson.  2009.  Journal of Dairy Science.

The effect of feeding high protein dried distillers grains on milk production.

Hubbard, K. J., P. J. Kononoff, A. M. Gehman, J. M. Kelzer, K. Karges, and M. L. Gibson.  2009.  Journal of Dairy Science.

Effects of feeding three types of corn milling co-products on ruminal fermentation and digestibility in lactating Holstein dairy cattle.

Kelzer, J. M., P. J. Kononoff, A. M. Gehman, K. Karges, and M. L. Gibson.  2009.  Journal of Dairy Science.

Effects of chemical composition variation on the dynamics of ruminal fermentation and biological value of corn milling (co) products.

Tedeschi, L. O., P. J. Kononoff, K. Karges, and M. L. Gibson.  2009.  Journal of Dairy Science.

Evaluation of N utilization and effects of monensin on dairy cows fed brown midrib corn silage.

Gehman, A. M., P. J. Kononoff, and B. N. Janicek.  2008.  Journal of Dairy Science.

Effect of increasing levels of corn bran on milk yield and composition.

Janicek, B. N., P. J. Kononoff, A. M. Gehman, K. Karges, and M. L. Gibson.  2007.  Journal of Dairy Science.

Milk production of dairy cows fed wet corn gluten feed during the during the dry period and lactation.

Kononoff, P. J., S. Ivan, W. Matzke, R. J. Grant, R. Stock, and T. J. Klopfenstein.  2006.  Journal of Dairy Science.

The effect of forage amount and protein source on structural growth in prepubertal heifers.

Kononoff, P. J., A. J. Heinrichs, and M. T. Gabler.  2004.  Professional Animal Scientist.

The effect of corn silage particle size on eating behavior and rumination in lactating dairy cows.

Kononoff, P. J., H. A. Lehman, and A. J. Heinrichs.  2003.  Journal of Dairy Science.

The effect of decreasing corn silage particles size and the inclusion of cottonseed hulls on effective fiber values and ruminal fermentation.

Kononoff, P. J. and A. J. Heinrichs.  2003.  Journal of Dairy Science.

The effect of decreasing alfalfa haylage particle size on dairy cows in early lactation.

Kononoff, P. J. and A. J. Heinrichs.  2003.  Journal of Dairy Science.

A comparison of methods used to measure eating and ruminating activity in cattle.

Kononoff, P. J., H. A. Lehman, and A. J. Heinrichs.  2002.  Journal of Dairy Science.

Conference Posters:
The effect of feeding increasing levels of dried distillers grains to lactating dairy cows on milk yield and composition. 

Janicek, B. N. and P. J. Kononoff. 

Evaluation of ruminal fermentability of corn milling co-products using in vitro gas production. 

Kononoff, P. J., L. O. Tedeschi, M. L. Chizzotti, J. M. Kelzer, K. Karges, and M. L. Gibson.  

Neutral detergent fiber digestibilty of selected fiber sources.

Gehman, A. M., P. J. Kononoff, and Z. D. Alger. 

Effects of feeding three types of corn milling co-products on milk production and ruminal fermentation of lactating Holstein cattle.

Kelzer, J. M., P. J. Kononoff, A. M. Gehman, K. Karges, and M. L. Gibson.   

Demonstration of a formulation approach to include corn milling co-products in lactating dairy rations.

Machacek, K. J. and P. J. Kononoff. 

Effects of feeding different combinations of stored wet corn distillers grains plus solubles (WDGS) on performance of lactating dairy cows.  

Ramirez-Ramirez, H. A., P. J. Kononoff, and A. M. Gehman. 

Nature of fermentation in stored wet distillers grains.

Geiss, A. R., P. J. Kononoff, A. M. Gehman, and C. S. Heine. 

Presentations:
Feeding corn milling co-products to dairy and beef cattle.   

Kononoff, P.J. and G.E Erickson. 2006.                                          

Bio-energy and dairy production: You don't need a cow to know which way the milk flows.

Kononoff, P. J. 

The effects of feeding high protein dried distillers grains on milk production of Holstein cows.

Hubbard, K. J., P. J. Kononoff, and A. M. Gehman.

Effects of forage type on nitrogen utilization in dairy cows consuming diets high in wet distillers grains with solubles.

Gehman, A. M. and P. J. Kononoff.

Feeding brown midrib forage sorghum and corn gluten feed to lactating dairy cows. 

Heine, C. S., P. J. Kononoff, J. F. Pedersen, A. R. Geis, and A. M. Gehman.

 Utililzation of co-products in the dairy industry manual. (This is a large file).

Corn processing co-products manual: Feeding distillers grains to dairy cattle.  (This is a large file).

Distillers grains use in dairy cattle operations and effect on production and milk characteristics: What does the research say?

Ethanol co-product storage and utilization in grazing systems.

Feeding dried distillers grains to dairy cattle.

Kononoff, P. J. and D. A. Christensen.  2007 Western Nutrition Conference.

Four-state dairy nutrition and management conference. (This is a large file).

June 2008. Dubuque, IA