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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
2007; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 07-179-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 978; Beef; Cattle; Forage; Microbial
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Supplementation With Degradable Intake Protein Increases Low-Quality Forage Utilization And Microbial Use Of Recycled Urea (2007), T.A. Wickersham, R.C. Cochran, E.E. Wickersham, D.P. Gnad, Evan C. Titgemeyer
Supplementation With Degradable Intake Protein Increases Low-Quality Forage Utilization And Microbial Use Of Recycled Urea (2007), T.A. Wickersham, R.C. Cochran, E.E. Wickersham, D.P. Gnad, Evan C. Titgemeyer
Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports
A common production practice throughout the United States is to supplement protein to cattle consuming low-quality forage (forage with a crude protein content of less than 7%) in order to improve animal performance (i.e., maintain body condition score and body weight) during the winter. Protein supplementation increases forage utilization (intake and digestion) and cow performance by supplying ruminal microbes with protein that is essential for microbial growth. Increased microbial activity in turn provides sources of both protein and energy to the cow. In addition to the protein that is fed and degraded in the rumen, ruminants have the ability to …