PMID- 7628963
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19950907
LR  - 20190512
IS  - 0021-8812 (Print)
IS  - 0021-8812 (Linking)
VI  - 73
IP  - 4
DP  - 1995 Apr
TI  - Influence of processing supplemental alfalfa on intake and digestion of dormant 
      bluestem-range forage by steers.
PG  - 1187-95
AB  - Four ruminally and duodenally fistulated, 2-yr-old Angus x Hereford steers 
      (average initial BW = 370 kg) were used to evaluate the effect of method of 
      processing supplemental alfalfa on intake and digestion of dormant bluestem-range 
      forage (2.8% CP, 78% NDF). Treatments (4 x 4 Latin square) were 1) control, no 
      supplement; 2) ground and pelleted alfalfa hay (PELLET; 21% CP, 37% NDF); 3) 
      ground and pelleted dehydrated alfalfa (DEHY; 21% CP, 44% NDF); and 4) longstem 
      alfalfa hay (HAY; 20% CP, 37% NDF). All supplements were from a single cutting of 
      alfalfa and fed at .5% BW (as-fed basis). Supplementing steers with alfalfa 
      increased (P < or = .07) bluestem forage OM intake (FOMI); total OM intake 
      (TOMI); true ruminal OM digestibility; total tract OM digestibility (TTOMD); 
      total N, microbial N, and nonammonia-nonmicrobial N (NANM) flows to the duodenum; 
      ruminal OM and fluid fill; fluid dilution rates; dietary DE concentration; and 
      ruminal total VFA and NH3 N concentrations. Because of the enhanced FOMI and TOMI 
      associated with alfalfa supplementation and the concomitant improvement in TTOMD, 
      digestible OM intake (DOMI) also increased (P < .01) when supplemental alfalfa 
      was fed. Method of processing alfalfa had little impact on forage utilization, 
      except FOMI (P = .11), TOMI (P = .10), and ruminal OM fill (P = .09) tended to be 
      greater when supplemental alfalfa pellets were dehydrated. Similarly, processing 
      method tended to alter the molar proportions of some minor VFA. In conclusion, 
      alfalfa supplementation exerted a dramatic impact on utilization of low-quality 
      forage.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
FAU - Lintzenich, B A
AU  - Lintzenich BA
AD  - Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University, Manhattan 
      66506, USA.
FAU - Vanzant, E S
AU  - Vanzant ES
FAU - Cochran, R C
AU  - Cochran RC
FAU - Beaty, J L
AU  - Beaty JL
FAU - Brandt, R T Jr
AU  - Brandt RT Jr
FAU - St Jean, G
AU  - St Jean G
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - J Anim Sci
JT  - Journal of animal science
JID - 8003002
RN  - 0 (Dietary Fiber)
RN  - N762921K75 (Nitrogen)
SB  - IM
MH  - Animal Feed/*standards
MH  - Animals
MH  - Cattle/metabolism/*physiology
MH  - Dietary Fiber/standards
MH  - Digestion/*physiology
MH  - Eating/*physiology
MH  - Food, Fortified
MH  - Male
MH  - Medicago sativa/*standards
MH  - Nitrogen/metabolism
MH  - *Poaceae
MH  - Rumen/microbiology/physiology
EDAT- 1995/04/01 00:00
MHDA- 2001/03/28 10:01
CRDT- 1995/04/01 00:00
PHST- 1995/04/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2001/03/28 10:01 [medline]
PHST- 1995/04/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.2527/1995.7341187x [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Anim Sci. 1995 Apr;73(4):1187-95. doi: 10.2527/1995.7341187x.