Troy ShoenTroy Shoen is the director of marketing for Feed Energy, a supplier of liquid fats and oils to the livestock and poultry industries.From the AuthorFeed AdditivesDistillers corn oil: An alternative energy source for swine producersAs producers move away from animal fats as a supplemental energy in their diets toward all-vegetable sources, they are weighing the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing alternative sources such as distiller’s corn oil (DCO). That move, however, comes with higher feed costs.Feed Mill ManagementTips for handling fats during winter monthsThe advantages of liquid feed are apparent -- improved pellet quality, reduced dust and waste and the higher concentrations of energy and nutrients in the diet. However, often times these advantages are outweighed by the poor handling of liquid feed, especially animal fats, during winter months.Page 1 of 1
