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The voluntary intake of silage by sheep:III. The effects of post-ruminal infusions of casein on the intake and nitrogen retention of sheep given silage ad libitum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

K. J. Hutchinson ,
R. J. Wilkins  and
D. F. Osbourn
K. J. Hutchinson
Affiliation:
The Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berk S16 5LR
R. J. Wilkins
Affiliation:
The Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berk S16 5LR
D. F. Osbourn
Affiliation:
The Grassland Research Institute, Hurley, Maidenhead, Berk S16 5LR
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Summary

Isocaloric quantities of casein, and glucose were infused into the abomasum and duodenum of sheep given perennial ryegrass silage ad libitum. Casein infusion significantly increased nitrogen retention but failed to affect silage consumption, suggesting that the positive relationship found between silage intake and silage nitrogen content is unlikely to be due to a low nitrogen status in sheep fed all-silage rations.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 77 , Issue 3 , December 1971 , pp. 545 - 547
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1971

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