Beginning Monday, May 13, all Flaked Dairy Feeds will contain PennSield’s new Slat rolled steam Slaked corn. Approximately 18 months ago, Pennfield’s Feed Mill at Mt. Joy, Pa. began construction of a $600,000 grain processing unit that has the capability of significantly improving the nutrient availability of shell corn. Flat rolled steam flaking disrupts the cellular structure of the corn kernels (gelatinization) and increases sites for microbial attachment resulting in improved starch (carbohydrate) digestion in the rumen. In simple terms, the cow uses more of the nutrients because the rumen bugs can get to them and much less corn nutrient goes out in the manure. Balanced Radon with Penn Held Soper Flake Corn EFFECTS OF CORN PROCESSING ON DAIRY COW PERFORMANCE Research conducted by the University of Arizona on Western Processed Rat Rolled Steam Raked Com shows the kind of improvement you can expect. In the studies below, average milk production INCREASED ABOUT SLBS7COW/DAY, protein yield increased about .2 IbsJcow/day and % usually increased, fat yield increased about .1 lb./cow/day and % decreased. Regular Rat Rolled Steam Rolled. Steam Raked Item Milk, Ibs/day Protein, Ibs/day 1.18 Protein, % 3.11 3.2 Univ. of AZ JDS 77(Suppl. 1):383 1994 luse of WHY IS SUPER FLAKED CORN BETTER? 88.4 83.8 1.28 ORN PROCESSING AT PENNFIELD Regular Rat Rolled Item Steam Rolled Steam Flaked Milk yield, Ibs/day 70.8 76.3 Milk protein, Ibs/day 2.03 2.23 Milk protein, % -2.89 * 2.93 Mitk4at, Ibs/day 2.17 2.30 Milk fat. % 3.06 - 3.01 Urliv, of AZ JDS 77:1038 1994 Regular Flat Rolled Item Steam Rolled Steam Flaked Milk, Ib/day 76.3 . 81.6 Protein, Ib/day 2.26 2.40 Protein, % 2.99 2.95 Fat, Ib/day 2.32 2.40 Milk fat, %. 3.06 2.96 Univ. of AZ JDS 78(Suppl. 1):210,1995 and In bins. V« IPER FLAKE c ume will I intainii Lancaster Arming, Saturday, May 11, 1996-/ I! j 5 to 16% Feedamc •A!