Use of Maize Distiller’s Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) in Laying Hen Diets: Trends and Advances

Abstract

Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) as untraditional feedstuff has been available for feed industry for many years and became a nutritional and economical feed ingredient. According to recent studies, DDGS is usually used at low concentrations (10 or 15%) as a feed ingredient in laying hen diets without adverse effects on laying performance, feed utilization, nutrient digestibility, egg quality criteria and economics. Because DDGS became available in feed market in large amounts, the ability of using higher DDGS inclusion rate in poultry feed has become an interest for several researchers and poultry producers. Using such untraditional feedstuffs aims mainly to decrease the feed costs. Researchers assured that feeding higher levels of DDGS could have a significant effect on the cost of feed for poultry producers because of higher availability of DDGS and the current price fluctuations of feed ingredients. On the other hand, beneficial effects of DDGS on the environment have also been reported. These beneficial effects could be represented through mitigating harmful emissions and pollution from manure which provides production within clean atmosphere. Findings from different researches on the use of DDGS as feed ingredient for laying hens are illustrated in this review. Moreover, this study describes advanced information regarding the use of corn DDGS as untraditional feedstuff for laying hens involving its production process and nutritive value along with its useful effects on laying hens production traits, egg quality, apparent digestibility, economics and the impact on the surrounding environment in poultry house.

The efficacy of using exogenous enzymes cocktail on production, egg quality, egg nutrients and blood metabolites of laying hens fed distiller's dried grains with solubles

“…So, there is an urgent need for nutritious and affordable feeds. Therefore, in this study, we consider using corn distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) as an economic alternative source that partially replaces SBM in laying hen diets with or without exogenous enzymes to produce low‐cost formulae (Abd El‐Hack, Alagawany, Farag, & Dhama, ). Ethanol production from corn leaves a by‐product that is currently used as animal feed (Aines, Klopfenstein, & Stock, ).…”

“…The DDGS is a rich source of crude protein (CP), amino acids, phosphorous (P) and other nutrients in poultry diets (Abudabos, Al-Atiyat, & Khan, 2017;Świątkiewicz & Koreleski, 2008). Recently, with the increased production of biofuel, DDGS parallel increases, one of the most environmentally friend usage of DDGS in a large scale is in poultry nutrition (Abd El-Hack, El-Hindawy, Attia, & Mahrose, 2015;Abd El-Hack, Alagawany, et al, 2015).…”

Improving productive performance and mitigating harmful emissions from laying hen excreta via feeding on graded levels of corn DDGS with or without Bacillus subtilis probiotic

“…Distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) is a coproduct of corn obtained during the dry‐milling process of corn to produce ethanol after the fermentation of cornstarch by some selected yeasts. DDGS is a good source of protein, energy and amino acids for poultry (Jensen, ; Abd El‐Hack et al., ). Many researches had shown that DDGS is an acceptable ingredient in laying hen diets (Deniz et al., ; Abd El‐Hack et al., ).…”

Kurutulmuş Damıtma Çözünürlü Taneleri İçeren Yumurta Tavuğu Yemlerine Ksilanaz Enzim İlavesinin Performans Yumurta Kalitesi ve Bağırsak Viskozitesi Üzerine Etkisi

“…In contrast, Deniz et al [23] found that the inclusion of 20% DDGS significantly (P<0.05) depressed egg production of layers. More recent studies showed that rising DDGS level up to 22% decreased egg production [12,17] .…”

“…Insoluble fibres hold water building more bulk in the animal's gut, which can reduce feed intake and subsequent production [11] . As a result of the high amount of non starch polysaccharides contetnt, mainly arabinoxylans, the optimal inclusion level of DDGS in poultry diets for maximum production is controversial [12] . The supplementation of exogenous enzymes to animal feeds in order to improve nutrient digestion is not a new idea [13,14] .…”