AMMONIA AND UREA TREATMENT OF WHEAT-STRAW - EFFECT ON RUMINAL DIGESTIBILITY AND CHEWING BEHAVIOR IN CATTLE

Authors
CHERMITI A TELLER E MATATU B VANBELLE M
Citation
A. Chermiti et al., AMMONIA AND UREA TREATMENT OF WHEAT-STRAW - EFFECT ON RUMINAL DIGESTIBILITY AND CHEWING BEHAVIOR IN CATTLE, Annales de zootechnie, 42(2), 1993, pp. 142-143
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture Dairy & AnumalScience
Journal title
Annales de zootechnie → ACNP
ISSN journal
0003424X
Volume
42
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
142 - 143
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-424X(1993)42:2<142:AAUTOW>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Three rumen and duodenum cannulated cows were fed 6 kg DM of untreated or ammonia- or urea-treated wheat straw supplemented with 2.6 kg DM o f concentrate mixture. Ruminal OM digestibility of the 3 diets was sim ilar, whereas the duodenal flow of N was increased with treated straws . Chewing time was reduced after treatment owing to the higher rate of intake and the reduced ruminating time.