Substitution of Neutral Detergent Fiber from Forage with Neutral Detergent Fiber from By-Products in the Diets of Lactating Cows

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Four lactating dairy cows that were ruminally and duodenally cannulated were used in an experiment with a 4 × 4 Latin square design to determine the effects of the substitution of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) from forage with NDF from wheat middlings, corn gluten feed, or a blend of distillers dried grains and hominy. Dietary crude protein and NDF averaged 18 and 31%, respectively, for the diet with 71.2% of the NDF from forage (control diet) and for diets with 55% of the NDF from forage (by-product diets). The substitution of NDF from these by-products for forage NDF did not affect dry matter intake (20.1 kg/d) or digestibility of organic matter. Total tract digestibility of acid detergent fiber was lower for cows fed the diet containing a blend of distillers dried grains and hominy than for cows fed the diet containing corn gluten feed. Microbial crude protein synthesis, milk production (23.9 kg/d), and milk fat percentage were similar for all cows, regardless of diet. Cows fed the diets containing wheat middlings or a blend of distillers dried grains and hominy had reduced ruminal pH compared with that of cows fed the diet containing corn gluten feed or the control diet. Diets containing 55% of total NDF from forage with 31% of total NDF from corn gluten feed, wheat middlings, or a blend of distillers dried grains and hominy can supply sufficient effective fiber to maintain normal ruminal function.

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Zhu, J. S., Stokes, S. R., & Murphy, M. R. (1997). Substitution of Neutral Detergent Fiber from Forage with Neutral Detergent Fiber from By-Products in the Diets of Lactating Cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 80(11), 2901–2906. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76255-6

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