(Nebraska Ag Connection) -- Nebraska Ag Connection reports that UNL scientists "are continuing to refine how the state can best take advantage of its unique mix of corn, cattle and ethanol production. One key focus is expanding use of ethanol byproducts in cattle feeding."
According to the article, UNL animal scientists have been leaders for years in this field. In the 1990s, they proved the benefits of feeding wet byproducts to cattle instead of drying the material, which aided development of Nebraska's ethanol industry. The story notes that recent efforts include "development of Cattle CODE, an online computer program that feedlot operators can use to predict cattle performance and economic returns from feeding byproducts, based on individualized information such as grain, byproduct and transportation costs."
UNL researchers are also "looking into feeding a higher percentage of ethanol byproducts to cattle."
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