Recommended daily feed rates (per head basis)

Imported Maize Distillers’ can be fed via automated feeders, top dressed or floor fed, they
can be used individually or as part of a blend or TMR.

•Milking Cows Up to 4 (typically 3)kg

•Dry Cows Up to 2 kg

•Replacement Heifers Up to 3 kg and up to 35% of the DMI

•Calves (to 12 weeks) Up to 1.5 kg and up to 25% of the DMI

•Growing Cattle Up to 2.5 kg and up to 40% of the DMI

•Finishing Cattle Up to 5 kg and up to 40% of the DMI

•Suckler Cows Up to 4 (typically 2)kg

•Ewes and Rams Up to 1(typically 0.5)kg

•Hoggets and Lambs Up to 0.75kg and up to 50% of the DMI

DMI = dry matter intake

• Imported Maize Distillers’ are available, UK wide, as bulk tipped or blown loads.

• Like all dry feeds, they should be stored in a secure shed, bunker, bin or hopper and kept cool, dry and free from vermin.

Imported Maize Distillers should be used within 2 months of delivery (due to a high residual oil content).

Imported Maize Distillers’ are a co-product from the production of alcohol. Whole maize is milled to reduce its particle size and provide the substrate for fermentation. The starch in the grain is gelatinised with steam, treated to convert it into sugars and then fermented to produce alcohol. The alcohol is then distilled out of the mixture; the remaining grain residues are mixed with some of the liquid fraction, dried and pelleted.

Imported Maize Distillers’ are FEMAS assured (or a recognised equivalent) and marketed by KW Alternative Feeds, a UFAS-accredited merchant. Imported Maize Distillers’ (distillers’ dried grains and solubles) are listed under number 1.12.11 in the EU Catalogue of Feed Materials.

There is an inherent risk of mycotoxins associated with the feeding of maize based products, this can fluctuate seasonally, based on growing, harvesting and storage conditions and therefore risks are well known and documented. These products are fed as part of ruminant diets on the basis of nutritional advice which must always include the addition of a mycotoxin binder made up of a bentonite clay and a yeast cell such as UltraSorb R, to mitigate these risks. For more information on UltraSorb R and its feed rate please see the datasheet on our website or contact your KW salesperson.