ADAPTATION TO HIGH CONCENTRATE DIETS BY BEEF-CATTLE .1. ADAPTATION TO CORN AND WHEAT DIETS
ADAPTATION TO HIGH CONCENTRATE DIETS BY BEEF-CATTLE .1. ADAPTATION TO CORN AND WHEAT DIETS
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DOI:
10.2527/jas1979.493775x
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
BRITTON, RA
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作者:
FULTON, WR;KLOPFENSTEIN, TJ;BRITTON, RA
An in vivo and in vitro fermentation study was conducted in conjunction with a feed intake study to characterize ruminant feed intake and rumen microbial fermentation patterns as steers were adapted to high concentrate corn and wheat diets. Steers fed the wheat based diet consumed less (P < 0.01) total feed and experienced wider fluctuations in rumen pH values than steers fed the corn based diet (4.60-6.25 vs. 5.27-5.97). Lower pH values were observed for the wheat fed steers at all levels as indicated by a diet by concentrate interaction (P < 0.01). Steers fed the wheat diet markedly shifted their intake patterns from greater consumption in the 0-12 h interval to the 12-24 h interval as percentage concentrate increased and percentage roughage decreased in the diet. Reductions in wheat diet intake compared to corn diet intake in the intervals of h 0-2 and h 8-12 represented the difference in total intake observed between these 2 diets. Highest in vivo lactate values for both diets occurred on the 35% concentrate level with decreasing amounts (P < 0.01) of lactate observed as the concentrate level increased. Small amounts of in vivo and in vitro lactate present at the 90% concentrate level indicate microbial adaptation to high grain diets reduced intake on the wheat diet compared to the corn diet existing at this level would indicate animal consumption patterns not yet adjusted. Small differences due to diet for individual total volatile fatty acid concentrations were observed in this study.