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Journal of Dairy Science Vol. 81 No. 12 3350-3369
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Modeling Ruminal Digestibility of Carbohydrates and Microbial Protein Flow to the Duodenum

J. L. Firkins 1, M. S. Allen 2, B. S. Oldick 1, and N. R. St-Pierre 1

1 Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210
2 Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48823

Carbohydrates are the major source of energy for dairy cows and for microbial protein synthesis in the rumen. The prediction of ruminal carbohydrate digestibility and of the flow of microbial protein to the small intestine is difficult because of the variability among various feeds in the kinetics of digestion and passage of neutral detergent fiber and starch. Disappearance of fiber and starch in vitro or in situ and gas production in vitro have been extensively evaluated, improved, and reviewed. Similarly, markers and models to measure ruminal passage rate have been extensively researched and improved. Sources of variation and decreased accuracy for these techniques are discussed. Variation and potential errors also remain for the prediction of microbial protein flow to the duodenum using in vivo procedures. However, when in vivo results were accumulated into a database, microbial N flow to the duodenum over a wide range of conditions could be predicted accurately by intake of net energy for lactation or by dry matter intake and percentage of neutral detergent fiber in the diet. Although evaluation of feeding interactions and specific dietary limitations for microbial protein production in the rumen are possible with some models but not with this regression approach, mechanistic models need further validation and more accurate rate constants for improved accuracy over a wide range of conditions.

Key Words: prediction models • ruminal carbohydrate digestibility • microbial protein

Submitted on September 22, 1997
Accepted on March 11, 1998




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