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1 The Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210
Five primiparous Holstein cows were cannulated in the rumen, duodenum, and ileum and were fed diets containing 50% alfalfa silage and 36.6% coarse-, medium-, or fine-ground corn (CGC, MGC, and FGC, respectively, with mean particle sizes of 4.8, 2.6, or 1.2 mm), steam-rolled corn (SRC; density of 0.53 kg/L), or a 50:50 mix of CGC and SRC (SC) to evaluate how corn processing affects site of digestibility of nonstructural carbohydrates (NSC) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF). Decreasing the particle size of corn quadratically affected true ruminal digestibility of NSC (49.8, 46.5, and 87.0%, respectively). Because of compensatory digestion postruminally, a smaller increase (from 91.3 to 98.0%) in total tract digestibility of NSC was noted as particle size decreased. A small but significant linear shift in NDF digestion from the rumen to the large intestine was detected as corn particle size decreased. The addition of SRC to CGC linearly increased true NSC digestibility in the rumen about 20 percentage units but had much smaller effects on total tract digestibility. Despite the large impact of corn processing on NSC digestibility in the rumen, flow of bacterial N to the rumen was not affected by treatment. Reducing the particle size of corn decreased the apparent escape of corn protein, but steam-rolling had no effect. Corn should be finely ground to maximize total tract OM digestibility or steam-processed to densities less than 0.53 kg/L for maximal starch digestibility. However, fine-grinding or steam-processing of corn may have only a modest impact on total tract OM digestibility.
Key Words: corn processing • starch digestion • fiber digestion • rumen
Submitted on October 6, 2000
Accepted on January 3, 2001
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