Digestibility of Undegradable Intake Protein of Feedstuffs

Authors

Joshua R. Benton, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
James C. MacDonald, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Galen E. Erickson, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Terry J. Klopfenstein, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Don C. Adams, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

1-1-2006

Comments

Published in 2006 Nebraska Beef Cattle Report. Copyright © 2005 The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.

Abstract

Digestibility of undegradable intake protein of subirrigated meadows, upland native range, smooth bromegrass, and other feedstuffs used in several growing trials was measured using the mobile nylon bag technique. In general, as the grazing season progressed, undegradable intake protein (UIP) digestibility of grazed forages decreased. Also, UIP digestibility was highly variable among feedstuffs. Compared to the constant 80% digestibility of UIP used by the 1996 Beef NRC, grazed and harvested forages tend to have much lower UIP digestibility values while the supplemental protein sources evaluated tend to have higher UIP digestibility values.