Steam-processed corn and sorghum grain flaked at different densities alter ruminal, small intestinal, and total tract digestibility of starch by steers.

Crossbred steers (n = 7; 400 kg BW), fitted with T-type cannulas in the duodenum and ileum, were used to examine the effects of processing method, dry-rolled (DR) vs. steam-flaked (SF) sorghum grain, and degree of processing (flake density; FD) of SF corn (SFC) and SF sorghum (SFS) grain on site and extent of DM, starch, and N digestibilities and to measure extent of microbial N flow to the duodenum. In Exp. 1, diets contained 77% DRS or 77% SFS with FD of 437, 360, and 283 g/L (SF34, SF28, and SF22). In Exp. 2, diets contained 77% SFC with FD of SF34 or SF22. For sorghum and corn diets, respective average daily intakes were as follows: DM, 6.7 and 8.1 kg; starch, 3.8 and 4.7 kg; N, 136 and 149 g. Steers fed SFS vs. DRS increased (P = .01) starch digestibilities (percentage of intake) in the rumen (82 vs. 67%) and total tract (98.9 vs. 96.5%) and decreased digestibilities in the small intestine (16 vs. 28%; P = .01) and large intestine (.5 vs 1.2%; P = .05). As a percentage of starch entering the segment, digestibility was increased (P = .01) within the small intestine (91 vs. 85%) but was not altered within the large intestine by steers fed SFS vs. DRS. Decreasing FD of SFS and of SFC, respectively, linearly increased starch digestibilities (percentage of intake) in the rumen (P = .03, .02) and total tract (P = .03, .09) and linearly diminished starch digestibilities in the small intestine (P = .04, .09). Starch digestibilities (percentage of entry) within the small or large intestine were not changed by FD. The percentage of dietary corn or sorghum starch digested in the large intestine was very small, less than 2% of intake. Microbial N flow to the duodenum was not altered by SFS compared to DRS, or by decreasing FD of SFS and SFC. Reducing FD of SFS, but not of SFC, tended to decrease (P = .07) microbial efficiency linearly and tended to increase (P = .06) total tract N digestibilities linearly. Steam flaking compared to dry rolling of sorghum grain and decreasing FD of SFC and SFS grain consistently increased starch digestibility in the rumen and total tract of growing steers. The greatest total digestibility of dietary starch occurred when the proportion digested in the rumen was maximized and the fraction digested in the small intestine was minimized. These changes in sites of digestion account, in part, for the improved N conservation and greater hepatic output of glucose by steers fed lower FD of SFS reported in our companion papers.     

Relationship between ruminal starch degradation and the physical characteristics of corn grain

The objectives of this study were to determine the range of variation in the rate and extent of in situ ruminal starch degradation of 14 corns differing in vitreousness and to predict ruminal starch degradability by physical characteristics of corn grains. This study was conducted with eight dent and six flint corns. Ruminal starch degradability was determined by an in situ technique on 3-mm ground grains. Physical characteristics of corn grain were measured: hardness by grinding energy and particle size distribution, apparent and true densities, and specific surface area. Ruminal DM and starch degradabilities averaged 50 and 55.1% and varied from 39.7 to 71.5% and from 40.6 to 77.6%, respectively. Ruminal starch degradability averaged 61.9 and 46.2% in dent and flint types, respectively. The proportion of coarse particles (61.9 vs. 69.6% for dent and flint, respectively), the apparent density (1.29 vs. 1.36 g/cm3 for dent and flint, respectively), and the specific surface area (.13 vs. .07 m2/g for dent and flint, respectively) varied with the vitreousness. Ruminal starch degradability could be predicted accurately by vitreousness (r2 = .89) or by the combination of apparent density and 1,000-grain weight (R2 = .91), a measurement faster than the vitreousness determination.     

Simplified in situ method for estimating ruminal dry matter and protein degradability of concentrates

In this study, dry matter and crude protein in situ degradation data from different concentrate feeds were used to test the accuracy of effective degradability (ED) measures when using reduced ruminal incubation times compared with models based on seven or eight incubation times. The ED was estimated both with and without correction for nylon bag particle loss. The crude protein ED corrected for particle loss of the calibration data set was widely distributed in a range from 16 to 90% with an overall mean value of 60.4%, and the dry matter ED was distributed in the range from 22.7 to 80.7%, with a mean value of 56.9%. The simplified method was developed based on bilinear regression models where all combinations of one to three disappearance values were tested to find the optimal time point combinations to estimate ED. Bilinear regression models based on two and three ruminal incubation times gave similar estimates to a standard in situ method over a wide range of passage rates both for the data set used to parameterize the models and the independent data set used to evaluate the models. Using two incubation times, the bilinear model based on 4 and 24 h gave the most accurate estimates, and the models based on 2, 8, and 24 h for uncorrected data and 4, 8, and 24 h for corrected data were most accurate of the three time points bilinear models. The number of nylon bags used by these models was reduced by 58 to 78% compared with the standard in situ method, and the total incubation time needed was substantially reduced.     

日粮精料水平对玉米秸瘤胃降解率的影响

<正>日粮中精料水平的高低对反刍动物瘤胃的消化能力及日粮的利用率有较大的影响。本试验旨在探讨不同的精料添加水平下试验绵羊对玉米秸的瘤胃降解率,揭示精料添加水平与粗料瘤胃降解率的关系,为日粮合理利用提供理论依据和参考。     

佛州侧耳对玉米秸秆干物质体外降解率的影响

<正>粮食短缺、环境污染以及能源浪费是我国现代农业发展亟待解决的问题,采用微生物处理农作物秸秆提高木质纤维素的降解率,开发饲料资源,是解决人畜争粮矛盾、改善生态环境、节约能源的重要环节。     

丙酸钙对西门塔尔牛玉米秸秆瘤胃降解率的影响

选用4头体重500 kg,年龄3.5岁装有永久性瘤胃瘘管的中国西门塔尔牛阉牛,采用4×4拉丁方设计,以混合精料和玉米秸秆为基础日粮,研究丙酸钙(0、100、200 g/d和300 g/d)对玉米秸秆瘤胃降解率的影响.结果表明:200 g/d组玉米秸秆干物质(DM)瘤胃有效降解率较对照组提高,但差异不显著(P>0.05),有机物(OM)、中性洗涤纤维(NDF)和酸性洗涤纤维(ADF)瘤胃有效降解率较对照组显著提高(P<0.05).本试验结果表明,日粮中丙酸钙的适宜添加水平为200 g/d.     

不同乳酸菌添加剂对全株玉米青贮品质、瘤胃降解率及有氧稳定性的影响

试验旨在研究不同种类乳酸菌对全株玉米青贮品质、瘤胃降解率及有氧稳定性的影响,筛选适合全株玉米青贮发酵的最佳乳酸菌添加剂.以蜡熟期收割的全株玉米为材料,分别调制5种乳酸菌添加剂青贮和无添加青贮(对照组),发酵60 d以后取样,测定其发酵品质、营养成分、瘤胃降解率及有氧稳定性.结果 表明:发酵60 d后,对照组和各处理组青...     

Influence of steaming time on site of digestion of flaked corn in steers

Four crossbred steers (395 kg) with cannulas in the rumen, proximal duodenum and distal ileum were used to evaluate effects of steaming time of corn on characteristics of digestion. The basal diet contained (DM basis) 12% forage-and 75% corn. The corn portion of the diet was provided as either dry-rolled (DR) or steam-flaked (SF), which had been exposed to steam for 34, 47 or 67 min prior to flaking to a mean density of .34 kg/liter. Longer steaming times linearly increased in vitro reactivity of corn starch to amyloglucosidase. Steaming time had a quadratic effect (P less than .05) on ruminal starch digestion. Ruminal starch digestibility of corn steamed for 47 min was 7% less than for corn steamed for 34 or 67 min. Longer steaming time linearly increased (P less than .05) flow of non-ammonia N to the small intestine with the principal increase (5.4%) between 34 and 47 min steaming time. Steaming time did not influence (P greater than .10) small intestinal or total tract digestibility of OM, starch or N. Compared with DR, SF increased (P less than .01) ruminal, small intestinal and total tract digestibility of starch 21.9, 75.1 and 9.2%, respectively. Although SF resulted in marked improvements in digestibility over DR, steaming times greater than 34 min were not beneficial.     

Influence of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae as Yea-Sacc or Levaferm) on in Sacco dry matter degradability and ruminal parameters of variously fed small ruminants.

Two series of experiments with rumen fistulated castrated male sheep and goats were carried out. In experiment I three sheep each consumed rations rich in concentrate (700 g concentrate, 200 g chopped wheat straw) or roughage (700 g artificially dried ryegrass, 200 g chopped wheat straw per animal per day) and supplemented with 0, 1, 2 or 4 g Yea-Sacc (Saccharomyces cerevisiae; USA) per sheep per day. In experiment II three sheep were fed with 1000 g artificially dried ryegrass and 200 g concentrate, three goats consumed 750 g ryegrass and 150 g concentrate. 0, 0.5, 1 or 2 g Levaferm (Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Germany) per animal per day were added. Rations of all animals were supplemented with minerals and vitamins. After 14 days of feeding wheat straw, ammonia treated wheat straw and artificially dried grass (exp. I) or wheat straw and artificially dried grass (exp. II) were incubated in nylon bags in the rumen for 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours. At the end of the experiments rumen fluid was taken via cannulae and parameters of rumen fermentation were measured. Higher levels of added Yea-Sacc decreased in sacco dry matter degradability of all incubated feeds. Depression was much higher if Yea-Sacc was added to the concentrate ration (overall mean for 24, 48 and 72 h incubation time: 55.1, 47.1, 46.1 and 44.5 for 0, 1, 2 and 4 g Yea-Sacc) than to the roughage diet (58.7, 56.3, 55.0 and 54.1%). Levaferm did not significantly influence the rumen dry matter degradability of incubated feeds (overall mean for 24, 48, and 72 h incubation time: 64.0; 64.9; 64.9 and 64.2% for sheep; 63.0; 63.2; 63.2 and 61.6% for goats, if added with 0, 0.5, 1 and 2 g Levaferm per animal per day). Rumen pH, concentration of volatile fatty acids and molar concentration of fatty acids in rumen fluid were not significantly influenced by added yeasts. More research seems necessary to find out the mode of action of yeast and to quantify and to reproduce the effects of added yeast.     

Effect of ruminal protein degradability on growth and N metabolism in growing beef steers

The objective of two experiments was to correlate plasma levels of urea N (PUN) and the percentage of urine N in the form of urea (UUN) to weight gain in response to different dietary protein regimens for growing Angus steers. In Exp. 1, 60 steers (302 kg BW) were assigned to various levels of dietary N (control plus supplemental N to provide from 100 to 400 g more crude protein daily) within two sources of supplemental N (soybean meal [SBM] or a mixture of two parts corn gluten meal:one part blood meal [CGM:BM]). In Exp. 2, 27 steers (229 kg BW) were fed two levels of SBM, and half of the steers received growth-promoting implants. Steers were housed in groups of 12 and fed individually for 84 d in both experiments. Corn silage was fed at a restricted rate to minimize orts. Jugular blood and urine samples were collected during the experiments. In Exp. 1, maximal ADG of steers fed SBM (1.0 kg) was reached with 671 g/d total crude protein, or 531 g/d metabolizable protein. Maximal ADG of steers fed CGM:BM (0.91 kg) was reached with 589 g/d total crude protein, or 539 g/d metabolizable protein. The DMI was higher (P < 0.07) for steers fed SBM (6.37 kg/d) than for steers fed CGM:BM (6.14 kg/d). Increasing ruminal escape protein from 36% (SBM) to 65% (CGM:BM) of CP decreased (P < 0.05) endogenous production of urea, as evidenced by lower concentrations of urea in blood and lower UUN. In Exp. 2, increasing supplemental protein from 100 to 200 g/d increased (P < 0.05) ADG and PUN. Implants lowered (P < 0.05) UUN, particularly at the higher level of supplemental protein. Protein supplementation of growing steers can be managed to maintain acceptable ADG yet decrease excretion of urea in the urine.     

Neutral detergent fiber concentration of corn silage and rumen inert bulk influences dry matter intake and ruminal digesta kinetics of growing steers

Corn silage with high NDF concentration has the potential to reduce DMI because it has a greater filling effect in the rumen than low-NDF corn silage. Our objective was to determine whether ruminal fill influences DMI to the same extent with low- or high-NDF corn silage-based diets. Eight ruminally cannulated Holstein steers (198 +/- 13 kg) were randomly assigned to a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement of treatments in a replicated 4 x 4 Latin square design with 16-d periods. Treatments were diets containing corn silage from a normal hybrid (low-fiber; LF) or its male-sterile isogenic counterpart (high-fiber; HF), offered for ad libitum consumption to steers with or without rumen inert bulk (RIB). The LF and HF diets contained 33.8 and 50.8% dietary NDF, respectively. Rumen inert bulk was added at 25% of pretrial ruminal volume in the form of plastic-coated tennis balls filled with sand to achieve a specific gravity of 1.1 and a total volume of 7.5 L. No fiber level x inert bulk interactions were detected for DMI or NDF intake (P > 0.10), suggesting that DMI was limited to the same extent by physical fill at both levels of dietary fiber. Addition of RIB decreased DMI by an average of 10.7%, which was 65.5 g/L of added bulk. The HF diet depressed DMI by an average of 15.5%, increased NDF intake 27.1%, and reduced ruminal NDF turnover time by 21.0% compared to the LF diet (P < 0.01), with no effect on ruminal volume or amount of NDF in the rumen (P > 0.10). Addition of RIB also reduced ruminal NDF turnover time and amount of NDF in the rumen (11.8% and 20.7%, respectively; P < 0.01), with no change in ruminal digesta volume (P > 0.10). The HF treatment decreased digestibility of DM and GE (5.5 and 5.7%, respectively; P < 0.01) but increased NDF digestibility (10.4%; P < 0.01) compared to LF. Rumen inert bulk had no effect on digestibility of DM, NDF, or GE (P > 0.10). The lack of reduction in digesta volume with addition of inert fill suggests that DMI of light-weight steers receiving corn silage-based diets within a wide range of NDF concentrations was not regulated by ruminal distension alone.     

奶牛常用饲料瘤胃干物质和淀粉降解规律的研究

以3头安装有永久性瘤胃瘘管的泌乳前期荷斯坦奶牛为试验动物,在精粗比为55∶45的日粮条件下,采用In sacco法测定了奶牛常用饲料瘤胃内干物质和淀粉的降解规律。试验结果表明,不同饲料的干物质和淀粉在奶牛瘤胃中的降解率不同。能量饲料中,麸皮的干物质和淀粉的瘤胃降解率均高于玉米;蛋白质饲料中,干物质和淀粉的降解率顺序是豆粕>胡麻饼>棉粕;常用粗料中,玉米青贮的干物质和淀粉的降解率均高于青干草。     

奶牛常用饲料干物质和淀粉瘤胃降解规律的研究

以3头安装有永久性瘤胃瘘管的泌乳前期荷斯坦奶牛为试验动物，在精粗比为55：45的日粮条件下，采用Insacco法测定了奶牛常用饲料瘤胃内干物质和淀粉的降解规律。试验结果表明。不同饲料干物质和淀粉的降解率不同。能量饲料中，麸皮干物质和淀粉的瘤胃降解率高于玉米：蛋白质饲料中，干物质和淀粉的降解率由高到低顺序依次是豆粕〉胡麻饼〉棉粕：常用粗料中，玉米青贮干物质和淀粉的降解率均高于青干草。     

微生态制剂对玉米秸秆青贮发酵品质、营养成分及瘤胃降解率的影响

本研究以玉米秸秆为研究对象,探讨酶制剂、菌制剂以及酶制剂与菌制剂混合处理对玉米秸秆青贮料发酵品质、营养成分以及瘤胃降解率的影响。玉米秸秆(干物质含量为42%~44%)用青贮切碎机切短至2 cm,将各处理青贮剂溶于蒸馏水,与原料混合均匀后,装入聚乙烯袋(24 cm×40 cm)中,每袋1 kg,然后用真空包装机抽真空封口,室温贮藏45 d后开封取样。采用实验室化学分析法及半体内试验测定发酵品质、营养成分和瘤胃降解率。结果表明,1)与对照组相比,菌制剂(LAB₁ 和LAB₂)处理组pH值和NH₃-N含量均显著降低(P<0.05),乳酸(LA)含量、有机物(OM)及可溶性碳水化合物(WSC)保存量、干物质(DM)、OM、粗蛋白(CP)的瘤胃降解率显著增加(P<0.05);菌制剂处理组的WSC含量显著高于对照组和酶制剂处理(P<0.05)。2)与对照组相比,酶制剂(CE₁和CE₂)处理组pH值、NH₃-N含量、中性洗涤纤维(NDF)、酸性洗涤纤维(ADF)、纤维素均显著降低(P<0.05),乳酸(LA)含量、有机物(OM)及可溶性碳水化合物(WSC)保存量、干物质(DM)、OM、粗蛋白(CP)的瘤胃降解率显著增加(P<0.05);有降低酸性洗涤木质素(ADL)含量的趋势,但是差异不显著(P>0.05)。3)酶菌复合处理组(MCL₁和MCL₂)pH值最低(P<0.05),NDF、纤维素在瘤胃中降解能力显著高于其他处理组(P<0.05),ADL降解率在数值上高于其他组,但差异不显著(P>0.05);与对照组相比,酶菌混合处理组能够降低NDF、ADF、纤维素含量(P<0.05)。综上,酶菌复合添加剂喷洒到秸秆中进行青贮发酵后,能够有效破除玉米秸秆青贮饲料的特殊的木质素-纤维素-半纤维素复合体结构,改善秸秆青贮饲料的发酵品质,提高营养物质的保存量及反刍动物瘤胃对秸秆营养物质的降解率,从而提高秸秆的可利用率,其中MCL₂处理组效果最佳。     

Effect of increasing levels of white mulberry leaves (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Morus alba</Emphasis>) on ruminal dry matter degradability in lambs

A study was conducted to estimate dry matter (DM) degradability in the rumen of lambs offered a basal soybean meal and sorghum grain diet with three levels of white mulberry (WM) leaves (Morus alba). Diets consisted of 90% concentrate and 10% sorghum straw, which was incrementally replaced by WM leaves at 0% (control diet, T1), 2.5% (T2), and 5% (T3) of the total ration. Crude protein (CP) in WM was 21.8% (DM basis). Diets had equal CP (14% DM basis) and metabolizable energy (10.8 MJ/kg DM) content. Three non-castrated Pelibuey male lambs fitted with permanent rumen cannula were utilized in a 3 × 3 Latin square design. Each experimental period consisted of 10 days of adaptation followed by sampling. DM degradability was determined using the nylon bag technique. Bags contained the experimental diets offered in each period and were incubated in rumen in pairs for 4, 8, 12, 24, and 48 h. The potential degradation was higher (P < 0.05) for T2, followed by T3 and T1. WM level did not influence the degradation rate or the effective degradation at the three passage rates modeled. It was concluded that WM forage may have useful application in feedlot diets for growing lambs, as this forage increases potential degradation of high-grain diets. The incorporation of WM in diets for feedlot lambs in tropics may reduce the use of expensive conventional protein supplements.     

Effects of moisture,roller setting,and saponin-based surfactant on barley processing,ruminal degradation of barley,and growth performance by feedlot steers

Two experiments were conducted to study the effects of six processing techniques for barley grain in a 3 x 2 factorial arrangement of grain conditions and roller settings on ruminal degradation of the grain (Exp. 1) and on growth performance by 138 feedlot steers (n = 23 per treatment; Exp. 2). Dry barley (11% moisture, D barley), barley tempered to 20% moisture (M barley), and barley tempered with 60 mL/t of surfactant-based tempering agent (GrainPrep, Agrichem, Inc., Anoka, MN; MS barley), were each rolled at two roller settings selected from preliminary tests. The settings selected for the study were RD, the roller position that had yielded optimally processed D barley, and RMS, the setting that had yielded optimally processed MS barley. Setting RMS was tighter than RD. Barley rolled at the RMS setting was more extensively processed (i.e., had a lower [P < 0.001] processing index, PI), had lighter (P < 0.001) volume weight, thinner (P < 0.001) kernels, and fewer (P < 0.001) whole kernels compared with setting RD. Tempering did not affect (P > 0.05) PI, percentage of whole kernels, or kernel thickness at either roller setting. The processing characteristics of tempered barley were unaffected (P > 0.05) by surfactant. The extent of in situ DM disappearance (ISDMD) was higher (P < 0.01) in grain rolled at setting RMS compared with RD. At both roller settings, tempering reduced (P < 0.05) ISDMD between 4 and 24 h of ruminal incubation. Steers fed RMS-rolled barley had lower (P < 0.001) DMI, slightly lower (P = 0.084) ADG, but increased (P < 0.05) gain:feed (G:F) compared with steers fed RD-rolled barley. Tempering did not affect (P > 0.05) ADG, DMI, or G:F during backgrounding, but improved (P < 0.01) these variables during finishing. Surfactant improved (P < 0.05) G:F but not DMI or ADG. The improvement in G:F was most pronounced when setting RMS was used. The optimal PI values calculated from performance data were numerically greater for the backgrounding diet than for the finishing diet. Steers fed M or MS barley had heavier (P < 0.01) hot carcasses and thicker (P < 0.05) fat cover but lower (P < 0.05) dressing percentages than steers fed D. When the feed barley was rolled at setting RMS, steers fed MS barley produced heavier (P < 0.05) carcasses than those fed M. Tempering with or without surfactant increased performance by feedlot steers compared with not tempering. Diet composition and degree of barley processing mediated this effect.     

体外法研究不同水平的可发酵糖与尿素对瘤胃发酵及干物质降解率的影响

本试验采用3×3因子试验设计,应用体外法研究可发酵糖、尿素及其互作对瘤胃发酵及干物质降解率(DMD)的影响.可发酵糖的添加量分别为0、1.5、3 g/L发酵液;尿素的添加量为底物DM的0、0.5%、1%.结果表明:(1)随可发酵糖添加量的增加,显著降低发酵液的pH值、发酵残渣DMD(P<0.05),显著增加细菌氮产量(P<0.05),而氨氮(NH3-N)浓度在可发酵糖添加量为1.5 g/L时最高.(2)随尿素添加量的增加,提高发酵液的pH值、NH3-N浓度(P<0.01)、细菌氮产量(P>0.05),而DMD在尿素添加量为0.5%时降低,1%时达到最高.(3)可发酵糖与尿素的互作对发酵液pH值、NH3-N浓度及细菌氮水平的影响不显著(P>0.05),但极显著影响DMD(P<0.01).     

核桃饼干物质和粗蛋白质瘤胃降解规律研究

本研究采用单因子随机设计,选择4头健康的、安装有永久性瘤胃瘘管的荷斯坦奶牛,进行核桃饼干物质和粗蛋白质瘤胃降解规律研究。结果表明,核桃饼干物质和粗蛋白质瘤胃降解率分别为46.78%和51.78%;核桃饼RUP为48.22%CP。经分析认为,核桃饼作为精饲料原料饲喂反刍动物时,应进行保护处理或搭配不同品种蛋白质原料,以获取日粮蛋白质RDP和RUP比例的平衡。