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2000; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 00-287-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 850; Beef; Steers; Forages; Urea; Biuret
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Effects Of Nonprotein Nitrogen Sourcein Blocks On Rumen Parameters Ofsteers Fed Prairie Hay (2000), C.A. Löest, B.D. Lambert, A.M. Trater, Evan C. Titgemeyer, James S. Drouillard
Effects Of Nonprotein Nitrogen Sourcein Blocks On Rumen Parameters Ofsteers Fed Prairie Hay (2000), C.A. Löest, B.D. Lambert, A.M. Trater, Evan C. Titgemeyer, James S. Drouillard
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
Six ruminally cannulated steers (1012 lb) were fed prairie hay ad libitum supplemented with cooked molasses blocks that contained either 60% crude protein 83% of which came from urea (UREA block) or 60% crude protein with 42% from urea and 42% from biuret (UREA/BIURET block). Blocks were broken into small pieces to facilitate consumption and were fed once daily at .125% of body weight. Rumen samples were collected on days 3, 7, 14, and 21 at 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 16 hours after feeding blocks. Averaged over time, ruminal ammonia and total volatile fatty acid concentrations …
Effects Of Nonprotein Nitrogen Source In Blocks On Intake And Digestion Of Prairie Hay By Steers (2000), C.A. Löest, James S. Drouillard, B.D. Lambert, A.M. Trater, Evan C. Titgemeyer
Effects Of Nonprotein Nitrogen Source In Blocks On Intake And Digestion Of Prairie Hay By Steers (2000), C.A. Löest, James S. Drouillard, B.D. Lambert, A.M. Trater, Evan C. Titgemeyer
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
This intake and digestion study evaluated source of nonprotein nitrogen in cooked molasses blocks supplemented to 18 steers (590 lb) with ad libitum access to prairie hay, Treatments were 1) control (no block), 2) a block containing 60% crude protein with 83% from urea (UREA block), and 3) a block containing 60% crude protein with 42% from urea and 42% from biuret (UREA/BIURET block). Blocks were broken into small pieces to facilitate rapid consumption and fed once daily at .125% of body weight. Forage intake increased by 22%, total intakes (forage plus block) increased by 28%, and digestible organic matter …