Chemical crude protein fractions and in situ ruminal crude protein degradation of maize grains. (Abstract)
- Publication Type
- Contribution to conference
- Authors
- Seifried N, Steingaß H, Rodehutscord M.
- Year of publication
- 2014
- Published in
- Proceedings of the Society of Nutrition Physiology
- Band/Volume
- 23/
- Series/labeling
- Berichte der Gesellschaft für Ernährungsphysiologie
- ISBN / ISSN / eISSN
- 978-3-7690-4107-1
- Page (from - to)
- 95
- Conference name
- 68. Tagung der Gesellschaft für Ernährungsphysiologie
- Conference location
- Göttingen
- Conference date
- 18.-20.03.2014
- Keywords
- crude protein, maize, Milchkühe
<p class="hidden"><span style="line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;"><span style="color: #000000;">Because of their high starch content maize grains are often used as energy source in dairy cow rations. Although crude protein (CP) concentration of maize is low it can contribute up to 30% of total CP in dairy cow rations [1]. However, information about CP degradation in the rumen of native maize grains is scarce. The objectives of this study therefore were 1.) to determine the in situ CP degradation characteristics and effective degradation (ED) of different maize genotypes, and 2.) to compare these characteristics with chemical CP fractions of the same grains.</span></span></p>