Estimating In Situ Degradability of Protein in Forages

Authors

Ryan Mass, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Greg Lardy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Terry J. Klopfenstein, 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

In situ neutral detergent fiber nitrogen is an effective method of estimating undergraded intake protein in forages. The information obtained allows for more accurate protein formulation of ruminant diets.