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Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 73 No. 9 2470-2479
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Effect of Energy Level and Feeding Frequency on Site of Digestion and Postruminal Nutrient Flows in Steers

M. J. Cecava 1, N. R. Merchen 1, L. L. Berger 1, and D. R. Nelson 1

1 University of Illinois, Urbana 61801

Four cannulated (rumen, proximal duodenum, terminal ileum) Simmental steers were fed ground corn and corn silage (low forage) or alfalfa hay and corn silage (high forage) diets twice or 12 times daily to examine effects of energy level and feeding frequency on nutrient digestion. Site of organic matter digestion was shifted from the rumen to the small intestine, and total tract organic matter digestion was increased when steers were fed the low forage diet. Although intakes and flows at all sites within the tract of NDF and ADF were greater when the high forage diet was fed, digestion of these components (percentage total tract digestion) within respective sites was unaffected by energy level. Nonbacterial N flows at the duodenum increased when steers were fed the low forage diet and when fed 12 times daily. Total amino acid flows at the duodenum tended to be increased when steers were fed the low forage diet. Results suggest that dietary energy level can impact on site of nutrient digestion and supply of nutrients at different sites within the digestive tract. However, feeding frequency had minimal effect on site or extent of nutrient digestion. The lack of interaction between energy level and feeding frequency in this experiment may be related to the level of DM intake and nature of the diets fed.

Key Words: energy level • feeding frequency • steers

Submitted on December 15, 1989
Accepted on March 23, 1990




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