When wheat is milled, those portions of the kernel not used for flour go into some combination of bran, shorts, red dog, germ meal and mixed feed. They provide protein and energy in the ration and contain a good supply of phosphorus and potassium.
The wheat plant can provide animal feed in the form of hay and pasture. Winter wheat in many years is an excellent source of pasture in the fall and early spring, particularly for cattle.
Wheat is an excellent feed for fattening cattle when handled properly. For beef cattle, wheat is best used in combination with other feed grains, corn or grain sorghum. It is suggested that wheat should not replace more than one third to one-half of the corn in diets fed to fattening cattle.
For feeding poultry, wheat should be ground, and preferably pellet, to avoid sorting out of feed constituents by the birds.
Wheat in feed industry
