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Table 6 Percentage of feed usage domestically of distillers dried grains with solubles produced from corn grain directed to dry grind processing (4.306 billion bushels) by livestock type with 71%:29% (baseline) and 65%:35% (Scenario 7) corn-to-soybean substitution ratios

From: Land usage attributed to corn ethanol production in the United States: sensitivity to technological advances in corn grain yield, ethanol conversion, and co-product utilization

 

Percentage of total distillers dried grains with solubles usage (%)

Livestock type

71%:29% substitution ratio

65%:35% substitution ratio

Beef cattle

50.4

30.0

Dairy cattle

33.5

47.3

Pigs

9.1

12.8

Poultry

7.0

9.9