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Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

1998

1998; Beef; Steers; Forage; Intake; Digestion; Degradable intake protein

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Effects Of Supplemental Degradable Intake Protein On Intake And Digestibility Of Bermuda Hay, C.P. Mathis, R.C. Cochran, J.S. Heldt, B.C. Woods, Gerald L. Stokka, K. C. Olson, Evan C. Titgemeyer Jan 1998

Effects Of Supplemental Degradable Intake Protein On Intake And Digestibility Of Bermuda Hay, C.P. Mathis, R.C. Cochran, J.S. Heldt, B.C. Woods, Gerald L. Stokka, K. C. Olson, Evan C. Titgemeyer

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

A study with 16 ruminally fistulated beef steers fed Bermuda hay ad libitum showed that the intake and digestibility of hay was not influenced by increasing levels of supplemental degradable intake protein (DIP). However, the hay used in this study was of medium quality; lower quality Bermuda hay with lower CP may respond to supplemental DIP.


Effects Of Supplemental Degradable Intake Protein On Intake And Digestibility Of Low-Quality Brome Hay, C.P. Mathis, R.C. Cochran, J.S. Heldt, B.C. Woods, Gerald L. Stokka, K. C. Olson, Evan C. Titgemeyer Jan 1998

Effects Of Supplemental Degradable Intake Protein On Intake And Digestibility Of Low-Quality Brome Hay, C.P. Mathis, R.C. Cochran, J.S. Heldt, B.C. Woods, Gerald L. Stokka, K. C. Olson, Evan C. Titgemeyer

Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports

The effects of increasing levels of degradable intake and digestion of low-quality brome hay were evaluated using 16 ruminally fistulated beef steers. Trends were evident for small, positive changes in total intake and digestion with increasing level of DIP supplementation. As a result, total digestible to feeding forage to provide .041, .082, and OM intake (TDOMI) increased with DIP supplementation but tended to plateau below the highest supplementation level.