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The FDA guidelines on vomitoxin for feedstuffs fed to beef cattle older Call 665-5884 tothan four months is 10 parts per million (ppm), as long as the affected feed does ace your ad here. not exceed 50 percent of the diet. Rusche said that because wheat is rapidly fermented in the rumen, wheat grain should be limited to 40 percent of the diet to reduce the chances of digestive upset. “Be extremely cautious feeding wheat screenings. The cleaning process Call 665-5884 toremoves a large percentage of the Delayed harvest can also lead to issues with sprouted wheat. “This grain will be significantly discounted in commercial channels. However, there have been no performance losses observed in cattle feeding trials, indicating that www.missourivalleyshopper.com marketing sprouted grain through cattle is a viable option,” Rusche said. He added that these grains should still be tested for vomitoxin and fed at no more than 40 percent of the diet dry matter. Visit our Web site at www.missourivalleyshopper.com Other tips for feeding wheat (normal or damaged) include: * Adapt cattle by introducing wheat at low levels (10 to 15 percent of the diet) and increase that amount in steps over a number of days. Visit our * Wheat should be coarsely cracked Web site at for improved digestibility, but not finely www.missourivalleyshopper.com ground. * Including an ionophore will help reduce over consumption and acidosis. * Do not feed wheat in a self-feeder. ?iGrow Rusche said the safest option is to not feed wheat screenings from scabinfested wheat at any level. If they are fed, these feedstuffs have to be lab tested prior to feeding. “The risk level of the grain cannot be determined by visual examination, as not all wheat with scab contains vomitoxin and those levels do not necessarily correlate with the physical symptoms in the grain. The only certain measure is a lab analysis,” Rusche said. These mycotoxins can also be found in wheat straw. 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