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Amino acids profile of rumen-undegradable protein
of maize, rice bran, soyabean meal and rapeseed
meal in steers
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Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, College of Biological Sciences,
China Agricultural University,
Beijing 100094, P.R. China
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State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Science,
China Academy of Agricultural Sciences,
Beijing 100094, P.R. China
Publication date: 2007-09-17
Corresponding author
H. J. Yang
Department of Animal Biology and Physiology, College of Biological Sciences,
China Agricultural University,
Beijing 100094, P.R. China
J. Anim. Feed Sci. 2007;16(Suppl. 2):235-240
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ABSTRACT
Maize, rice bran, soyabean meal and rapeseed meal were used to explore the effects of ruminal
incubation on the amino acids profile of rumen-undegradable protein (RUP) in steers. Except maize,
the disappearances of total amino acids (TAAs) and CP in feeds changed dramatically during former
24 h (P<0.05), and some slight differences were found in the following 24 h (P>0.05). Arginine and
histidine were more sensitive to microbial degradation, but branch-chain AAs (isoleucine, leucine
and phenylalanine) were more resistant. Microbial contamination should be taken into account to
compare degradation rate of individual AA especially for branch-chain AAs in future research.