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Total Tract Dry Matter Digestibility and Proportions of Ruminal Propionate Are Increased in High-Energy Limit-Fed Diets Based Primarily on Wet Corn Gluten Feed

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Abstract

Objectives:Study digestion and characteristics of digestion of high-energy limit-fed diets based primarily on wet corn gluten feed.

Study Description:Six ruminally-cannulated Jersey crossbred steers were used to measure total tract diet digestibility, passage rate, volatile fatty acid, and ammonia production, and ruminal pH when limit-feeding high-energy diets based primarily on wet corn gluten feed.

The Bottom Line:High-energy limit-fed diets based primarily on wet corn gluten feed are 15% more digestible and produce a higher concentration of energy yielding volatile fatty acid compared to low-energy full-fed diets without apparent disruptions in ruminal fermentation or health.

Keywords: Stocker cattle, limit-feeding, digestibility

How to Cite: Spore, T. J. , Montgomery, S. P. , Titgemeyer, E. C. , Hanzlicek, G. A. , Vahl, C. , Nagaraja, T. G. , Cavalli, K. T. , Hollenbeck, W. R. , Wahl, R. N. & Blasi, D. (2018) “Total Tract Dry Matter Digestibility and Proportions of Ruminal Propionate Are Increased in High-Energy Limit-Fed Diets Based Primarily on Wet Corn Gluten Feed”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 4(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.7541