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Feed Feed Opportunities from the Opportunities from the
Biofuels Industries (FOBI)Biofuels Industries (FOBI)
An Agriculture and AgriFood Canada funded Agriculture BioProductsInnovation Program (ABIP) grant.
ABIC, September 2010
FOBIFOBI
Mandate of “FOBI network” is to improve the value of the co-products of the wheat bioethanol industry to further develop sustainable bioethanol AND livestock industries
• An initiative of Feed Innovation Institute (FII)• An initiative of Feed Innovation Institute (FII)
• A three year, multi-disciplinary research network established in October 2008, completed March 31, 2011
• Total value: $6,180,202
• Agriculture & Agri-food contribution: $5,580,853
Wheat Grain Ethanol Plant
Ethanol
CO2
Overview of Ethanol and
Livestock Industries
Extraction
$Policy
Distillers
grains/mashsolubles
DDGS
RuminantsBeef Cattle
Dairy Cattle
Manure
MonogastricsPigs
Poultry
Fish
Pellets for
combustionDigestion
Extraction
Extraction
Research Network ParticipantsResearch Network Participants
Network Lead: University of Saskatchewan
56 researchers from Alberta and Saskatchewan5 Industrial Partners5 Industrial Partners 9 Network Members9 Network Members
5 Research Groups in FOBI5 Research Groups in FOBI(24 projects with 43 research studies)
o Ruminant Utilization (5 projects/ 12 research studies)
� Nutrient analyses, small pen/carcass quality, large pen commercial trial, dairy, pasture grazing, manure management
o Monogastric Utilization (4 projects/ 10 research studies)
� Nutrient analyses, growth performance/carcass quality for DDGS and byproduct fractions, intestinal health
o Value Added o Value Added (10 projects/ 14 research studies)
� Advanced nutrient analyses, fraction, extraction, pelleting, modelling, drying technologies, LCA
o Spring Wheat Germplasm Enhancement (3 projects)� Characterization of core wheat varieties, breeding to
maximize grain and starch yield, breeding to maximize ethanol yield while reducing fermentation time and viscosity
o Economics and Policy (2 projects/ 4 research studies)
� Government policy analyses, KT/impact of FOBI, production economics, supply chain analyses, spatial analyses
Group 1. Ruminant ResearchGroup 1. Ruminant Research(Team Lead: Tim McAlister - AAFC, John McKinnon - UofS)
Ruminant StudiesRuminant Studies• Maximum level of wheat-based DDGS in ruminant diets – self formulations of
diets – Lethbridge Research Centre
• Comparison of wheat vs. corn dried distillers grains – small pen studies -University of Saskatchewan / Lacombe Research Centre
• Comparison of wheat vs. corn dried distillers grains – Large pen studies –Feedlot Health Management Services/ University of Saskatchewan / Lethbridge Research CentreResearch Centre
• Effects of wheat- and corn distillers grain on methane emissions and efficiency in feedlot cattle – University of Alberta / Lethbridge Research Centre
• Wheat – DDGS and thin stillage in cow-calf industry - weaned calf-experiment -Western Beef Development Center / Swift Current Research Centre
• Optimal level of wheat-based in rations for Early-lactating cows – University of Saskatchewan
• Wheat-DDGS as a replacement for forage or grain in lactating dairy cows / Use of DDGS in transition – University of Alberta
Feedlot Trial @ U of S Feedlot Trial @ U of S
Wheat-based Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles:
• Provides energy levels at least equal to that of barley grain without a negative impact
• ADG, FE
• Tissue Accretion
• Carcass Traits & Liver Abscesses• Carcass Traits & Liver Abscesses
• 8 % Treatment showed poor growth in the back-grounding phase and rebounded in the first 56 days of finishing
• Additional protein – compensatory gain
• Implications:
Improved performance
Reduced Sub-Acute Ruminal Acidosis
BackgroundingBackgrounding / Finishing @ Lethbridge / Finishing @ Lethbridge
Research CentreResearch Centre
• Diet digestibility decreased from 76.4% to 68.9% (9.2% reduction)
• NEg values decreased from 1.15 to 1.07 MCal/kg (7% reduction)
• Reduction in diet digestibility appears to explain all of the reduced performance resulting from feeding high levels of DDGS
• Based on diet digestibility and performance, there is no evidence of • Based on diet digestibility and performance, there is no evidence of an energetic cost of N excretion
• No negative impact on carcass quality
Summary: Ruminant NutritionSummary: Ruminant Nutrition
• No impact of replacing barley with DDGS in back grounding diets.
• Linear increase in DMI with increasing levels of DDGS in finishing diets.DDGS in finishing diets.
• When fed at 20% of DM in finishing diets, DDGS is worth ~10% more than rolled barley
• Nutritional and economic value of DDGS declines with increasing levels of inclusion
Group 2. Monogastric NutritionGroup 2. Monogastric NutritionGroup Lead: Ruurd ZijlstraGroup Lead: Ruurd Zijlstra--UofAUofA, Andrew Van Kessel, Andrew Van Kessel--UofSUofS
o Baseline Analysis: characterize nutritional quality
o Impact of DDGS on performance indicators
� Growth performance and carcass quality
� Phytate utilization (nutrient management)
� Sow lactation productivity & health
Monogastric Nutrition StudiesMonogastric Nutrition Studies
� Sow lactation productivity & health
o Intestinal Health in Pigs and Poultry
o Dry-Processed Fractions of DDGS
� Processing technique
� Nutrient digestibility and Growth: Swine, Poultry, Fish
Conclusions: Swine TrialsConclusions: Swine Trials
� Increased ADFI, reduced ADG, G:F with increasing wheat DDGS inclusion
� NE value of wheat DDGS >2.4 Mcal (Noblet Eq.4)
� Days to market increased only at 30% inclusion� Days to market increased only at 30% inclusion
� No effect on back-fat, loin depth, yield or index
� Dressing % was reduced 0.45%-unit for every 7.5% wheat DDGS inclusion
� Pork quality work in progress at AAFC Lacombe
Group 3. Added ValueGroup 3. Added ValueGroup Lead: Terry Fonstad-UofS, Darren Anweiler-SRC
Areas of Research
Ethanol Plant
� Fractionation, Extraction, Drying, Pelleting
Anaerobic Digestion
� Byproduct biogas production, Pilot Demonstration
Integrated Feedlot
� Water Optimization
� Technology Integration – Energy and Water Efficiency
Life Cycle Assessment
Group 4. Germplasm and Feed Stocks
Lead: Curtis Pozniak – U of S
Wheat Breeding: Securing Tomorrow’s Profitability.
Locations:
Saskatoon, Goodale, Swift Current, Indian Head, Lethbridge
Core Variety Characterization
Genetic Enhancement
Improve EtOH Yield/ Fermentation Time
What we have already Science: What can we do?
Variety Development
A better “Feedstock”
Collab. Field Testing Appropriate genetic stocks
Proximate Analysis
Fermentation /Viscosity
Samples available to the Network
Field Testing
Pentosans/Viscosity
Fermentation testing
Field Testing
Collab. Field Testing
Selection
Proximate analysis/Fermentation Testing
Appropriate genetic stocks
Disease Yield Maturity
Improving Ethanol Yields
Why?
Can we make wheat competitive with corn in ways other than yield?
Hypothesis: Hypothesis:
Will altering the starch structure change reduce fermentation time and/or improve ethanol yield?
Evaluation of “waxy wheats”
Altering ratios of amylose and amylopectin
Waxy wheats/% residual starch – positive effect on ethanol yield
Group 5. Economics & PolicyGroup 5. Economics & PolicyLead: Jill Hobbs & Stuart Smyth – UofS
Overview of Economic and Policy Overview of Economic and Policy
GroupGroup
Focus on four areas:
� governance implications for new markets
� economic impacts of DDGS on livestock feeding� economic impacts of DDGS on livestock feeding
� assessing bilateral dependencies for ethanol plants
� spatial economics of ethanol-livestock feeding
Some of our achievements Some of our achievements
so far..so far..
Publications: 64
HQPs (Post Docs, Post Grads, Other Research Assoc): 73
New Products, Varieties & Processes: 6New Products, Varieties & Processes: 6
New Research Collaborations: 19
Leverage of additional grant monies: + $3,250,000
Connections to other biofuel and biorefinery networks
“the animal feed people”
Student training – alignment with Canadian S&T strategies
“GI didn’t understand where my funding was coming from or who the stakeholders were in my projects. Having the chance to see the big picture and stakeholders were in my projects. Having the chance to see the big picture and the motive behind the projects has definitely helped my research initiatives. More than anything, I came away with new understanding of the importance of conducting industry applicable research. Since the meetings, I have been on site with our industry contacts to discuss the scope of my projects. My goal is to better align my projects with their needs and to work with them towards a common goal. “ Holly Annand, MSc Candidate UofS
Domestic and Global Impact
-economics/policy group – inclusion in the Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) bioenergy activity
-connections between LCA and AAFC Holos (impacts on methane production and animal performance)
How does FOBI impact the Biorefinery model?
-Livestock industries are mature markets, which operate with a high degree of government regulation
Difficulty in entering feed marketsCommodity based diets“Overfeeding” or “not feeding to performance limits”Critical importance of nutritionists
-“Biorefineries” have multi coproducts, with various profitability, scales
-FOBI can assist in strategy development, sustainability and profitablity where a new Biorefinery includes an animal feed coproduct
Critical importance of nutritionistsStrong buyer/supplier relationshipsTransportation costs
RegulationAll new feed infregients from a biorefinery model will probably be defined as “novel”All facilities that manufacture and sell animal feed in Canada are inspectedDocumentation – 10 years for audit purposes
Technical and industrial expertise to ensure business plan
AcknowledgementsAcknowledgements
The Feeds Opportunities from the Biofuels Industry from the Biofuels Industry (FOBI) is funded by the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agriculture Bioproducts Innovation Program (ABIP)
www.agr.gc.ca/abip
Colleen Christensen, PhD, PagFOBI Network LeadExecutive Director
Feeds Innovation InstituteUniversity of SaskatchewanUniversity of SaskatchewanSaskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada
306-966-4154
www.ddgs.usask.ca