Abstract
A dual-flow continuous-culture system was used to study the effects of protection method on protein degradation of soya-bean meal (SBM) by rumen bacteria. Treatments included solvent extraction (control), sodium hydroxide, ethanol, formaldehyde, expeller processing, propionic acid, extrusion and lignosulfonate. Diets contained approximately 17.0% crude protein, with 50% of the crude protein coming from the respective treated SBM and were fed to rumen bacteria in fermenters at a rate of 75 g dry matter day-1. Crude protein degradation of formaldehyde-treated, expeller processed, propionic acid-treated, extruded and lignosulfonate-treated SBM diets were lower (P < 0.05) than the control diet. Sodium hydroxide and ethanol treatments did not affect (P < 0.05) crude protein degradation. Total bacterial N output was lowest (P < 0.05) for SBM protected by formaldehyde, expeller processing and lignosulfonate treatments. Undegraded dietary N in the effluent was highest (P < 0.05) for SBM protected by formaldehyde, expeller processing, propionic acid and lignosulfonate treatments. Protection by formaldehyde, expeller processing, propionic acid and lignosulfonate treatments increased (P < 0.05) total amino-acid flow compared with the control. Formaldehyde and expeller processing treatments also increased (P < 0.05) essential amino-acid flow compared with the control. An in sacco study was also conducted which showed that treatment of SBM with formaldehyde, lignosulfonate, or expeller processing resulted in the greatest (P < 0.05) reduction in protein degradation.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 111-122 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Animal Feed Science and Technology |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1989 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Published as Paper No. 16 093 of the Scientific Journal Series of the Minnesota Agric. Exp. Stn. on research conducted under Project No. 16-048 supported by the College of Agriculture.
