Influence of Corn Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles on the Feeding Value of Wheat Silage

SUM~IAR¥Thirteen silos of wheat silage were group-fed to dairy cows to evaluate this crop, ensiled with distillers grains and snap corn, as a silage for Southeastern dairy farmers.The silages were studied in two double-reversal and three Latinsquare feeding trials.Silage dry matter and crude fiber content accounted for 48% of the variation in silage dry matter intake.There was no consistent relationship between silage intake and milk production, which indicates that factors other than intake are important in milk production.Distillers grains gave consistent increases in milk production regardless of level of use, year, or level of silage intake.