Lysine Requirements for Feedlot Cattle

Authors

Mark Klemesrud, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Terry J. Klopfenstein, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Austin Lewis, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Rick Stock, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

January 1997

Comments

Published in 1997 Nebraska Beef Report. Published by The Agricultural Research Division, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Abstract

Feedlot diets low in ruininal escape protein may be deficient in metabolizable lysine, especially early in the feeding period. Addition of rumen-protected lysine can improve feedlot gain and efficiency.