In situ ruminal degradation characteristics of dry matter and crude protein from dried corn, high-protein corn, and wheat distillers grains

Table 1 Chemical composition of soybean meal and dried distillers grains co-products^a,b

Item (DM basis)	Soybean meal	Wheat DDGS	Corn DDGS	HP-DDGS	SE
Dry matter, %	92.4	86.5	86.5	90.0	0.05
Organic matter	92.8	93.5	95.5	98.6	0.26
Crude protein (CP)	52.2	38.1	33.3	38.8	0.38
True protein, % of CP	89.9	84.6	91.9	93.0	1.33
Non-protein nitrogen, % of CP	10.1	15.4	8.10	7.00	1.33
Ether extract	0.77	2.63	3.92	1.66	0.20
Neutral detergent fiber (NDF)	34.5	56.6	52.3	58.4	2.32
Acid detergent fiber	12.9	29.7	31.9	35.3	0.25
Crude ash	7.22	6.54	4.52	1.41	0.26

^a DDGS distillers dried grains with solubles, HP-DDGS high-protein corn DDGS
^bMeans of 3 observations

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