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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-5-21
pubmed:abstractText
Two experiments were conducted to describe the DE content of tallgrass prairie hay (TPH). In trial 1, steers (n = 13; 277 +/- 15 kg of BW) were used in a 13 x 4 Latin square experiment to measure the DE of 13 samples of TPH fed at 1.5% of BW daily (average feeding level = 0.7 x the maintenance energy requirement). Hays were harvested from a variety of locations in east-central Kansas and represented an array of harvest dates and storage methods. In trial 2, steers (n = 16; 261 + 17 kg of BW) were used in a randomized complete block experiment to assess the effects of TPH intake level on DE. Hay was fed at 1.3, 1.7, 2.1, or 2.5% of BW daily, which corresponded to 0.9, 1.4, 1.6, and 1.9 x the maintenance energy requirement. Steers in both trials were fed soybean meal in amounts calculated to provide ruminally degradable protein (RDP) equal to 11% of digestible OM intake. Hay samples were analyzed for ash, N, NDF, ADF, ADIN, NDIN, acid detergent-insoluble ash, lignin, monosaccharides, and alkali-labile phenolic acids. Chemical components related to DE (P < 0.2) were subjected to iterative regression analysis to predict the DE concentration of the diet. Iterations were ceased when the error mean square of the regression was optimized. At 0.7 x maintenance, the dietary DE concentration (Mcal/kg) was described by: DE = 0.13(CP) - 0.16(ADL) + 2.11 (R(2) = 0.73; S(y*x) = 0.13). Forage OM digestion decreased linearly (P < 0.01) as forage intake increased. Apparent dietary DE concentration decreased by 7.4% when intake was increased from 1 to 2 x maintenance. When RDP was adequate, chemical composition values were useful indicators of forage DE content in our study. Moreover, increased forage intake depressed GE digestion by steers, but ultimately increased total DE intake. Energy digestion varied with forage intake in a predictable manner between 1 and 2 x the maintenance feeding level.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1525-3163
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
86
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1372-81
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Animal Feed, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Cattle, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Dietary Fiber, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Dietary Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Dietary Supplements, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Digestion, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Eating, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Energy Intake, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Models, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Nutritional Requirements, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Poaceae, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Random Allocation, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Regression Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Rumen, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Soybeans, pubmed-meshheading:18272848-Weight Gain
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Prediction of the energy content of tallgrass prairie hay.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 66506, USA. kcolson@ksu.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article