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Mobile Nylon Bag for Estimating Intestinal Availability of Rumen Undegradable Protein

Department of Animal Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2P5

ABSTRACT

The objective was to develop a method for estimating intestinal availability of rumen undegradable protein. One-gram samples of six feedstuffs were placed into small (3.5 x 5.5 cm) nylon bags (pore size 48 µm). Bags were heat sealed and ruminally incubated in a polyester mesh (lingerie) bag in quadruplicate for each of six time periods (0, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24 h). Two bags from each rumen incubation time were inserted into the small intestine via a duodenal cannula at the rate of one bag per 45 min. Bags were mechanically washed either upon removal from the rumen — for determination of rumen degradability, or when recovered from the feces — for estimation of intestinal availability. Dried bags plus contents were digested intact for nitrogen analysis. Rumen degradable protein and apparent intestinal availability of undegradable protein (based on 8 h of rumen incubation) for corn gluten meal, fish meal, meat and bone meal, soybean meal, canola meal, and alfalfa hay, respectively, were 11.8, 95.0; 28.5, 82.8; 46.7, 73.0; 55.1, 99.3; 69.7, 79.2; and 68.8, 71.2. Results support the use of this technique as a rapid method for estimating both ruminal degradability, and intestinal availability of rumen undegradable protein.

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