DDGS: Nutrition, Use and Feed Manufacturing Short Course
May 4-6, 2010
Co-Sponsored by American Feed Industry Association
Northern Crops Institute
Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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This course will highlight recent advances in nutritional composition, feeding, handling, and feed manufacturing of distiller’s grains alone and in combination with complementary ingredients.
Of special interest will be hands-on pellet production in NCI’s Feed Production Center and site visits to animal feeding and ethanol facilities.
Course Goals:
• Greater understanding of nutritional values for different species of animals.
• Produce feed that increases animal performance.
• Achieve consistent pellet quality.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Ethanol Plant Managers
• Feed Managers
• Nutritionists
• Livestock Producers
• Anyone else interested in distillers grains
COURSE TOPICS
Description of corn-ethanol production
• Dry and wet processes
• Physical and nutritional characteristics of product streams
• Variability and inconsistency of physical and nutritional characteristics
• Possible ways to overcome inconsistency
• On-site visit to ethanol facility
Storage
• How to handle
• Type of storage needed
• Shelf life
Animal production using distillers grains
• Nutritional value of distillers grains
• Ruminant – beef, dairy, small ruminants
• Non-ruminant – swine, poultry, specialty
• Reproduction – ruminant, non-ruminant
• Growth and production
• Health and well-being
• On-site visit to animal feeding facility
Feed Manufacturing Technology
• Physical characteristics of distillers grains
• Pellet mill operation
• Pellet quality
• Complementary ingredients
• Other thermal-mechanical processes
To Register:
Registration Fee: $750. Payment in full is due one week before the start of the course. Registration deadline is April 19, 2010. Course fee includes written materials associated with lectures and laboratory demonstrations and scheduled breaks. Hotel rooms and other meals are not included in registration fee. Cancellations received after April 19, 2010, will be assessed a 10% service fee.
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To pay by check or wire transfer, fill out the form and mail with your check to Northern Crops Institute (address below). Checks must be payable to Northern Crops Institute and drawn on a U.S. bank. Contact NCI for wire transfer instructions.
Groups of three or more: Special rates are available to groups of 3 or more from the same company. Contact NCI for more information.
Course Schedule: On the first day of class, course participants should be in the hotel lobby by 8:00 a.m. for transportation to the campus. Class will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 4 and adjourn around 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 6.
Non-smoking environment. Casual business attire.
Daily Transportation: Daily complimentary transportation will be provided between NCI and the hotel.
Hotel Information: Expressway Inn, 4303 17th Avenue South, Fargo, North Dakota 58103. Phone: 701-239-4303. Fax: 701-356-6712. Single Room Rate: $ 74.95 + 9.5% tax/night. Make your reservation directly with the hotel and mention that you are with Northern Crops Institute in order to obtain the special rate. Reservations must be received by the hotel by April 19, 2010 to qualify for the special rate. All hotel rooms are non-smoking.
Information and Special Requirements: If you have questions or special needs (dietary or physical requirements), please contact Northern Crops Institute.
Mailing Address:
Northern Crops Institute
NDSU Dept. 7400
PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050 USA.
Phone: 701-231-7736 Fax: 701-231-7235.
E-mail: nci@ndsu.edu Internet: www.northern-crops.com
About American Feed Industry Association
American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is the world’s largest organization devoted exclusively to representing the business, legislative and regulatory interests of the animal feed industry and its suppliers. Members are feed and pet food manufacturers, integrators, pharmaceutical companies, ingredient suppliers, equipment manufacturers and companies which supply other products, services and supplies to feed manufacturers.
About Northern Crops Institute
Northern Crops Institute is the international center for meeting and learning about crops produced in the four-state region of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. Situated on the campus of North Dakota State University, NCI exists as a forum to bring together customers, commodity traders, technical experts, processors and producers from all points of the globe for discussion, education, and technical service programs. Since 1983, the Institute has hosted visitors from more than 127 countries.
NDSU is an Equal Opportunity Institution. This publication will be made available in alternative formats upon request (701-231-7736).